Module 3

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Across
  1. 2. The symbolic ruler of Japan
  2. 5. a brilliant Mongol chieftain who united warring Mongol clans in the early 1200s and conquered a vast empire in Asia
  3. 6. clan formed Japan’s first and only dynasty
  4. 9. levels in society
  5. 10. a chain of islands, like Japan
  6. 12. traditional Japanese religion based on worship of the forces of nature
  7. 13. Clan that invaded and conquered a huge empire, imposing their rule on China
  8. 15. the “way of the warrior,” a samurai code of values which emphasized honor, bravery, and loyalty to one’s lord
  9. 17. Genghis Khan’s grandson, who toppled the last Song emperor in China in 1279 and ruled all of China, Korea, and Tibet
  10. 19. member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society
Down
  1. 1. a vast, treeless plain or grassland
  2. 3. Continent including China and India
  3. 4. a very large, damaging tidal wave launched by an undersea earthquake
  4. 7. This natural disaster helped protect the Japanese from Mongol invasion
  5. 8. Lowest status in Japan during feudal society
  6. 11. Marco
  7. 14. The actual ruler of Japan during feudal society
  8. 16. A nation located on four main islands
  9. 18. Name of the only female rule in China, Empress