World History

3. - Urban districts in Japan for entertainment, theater, and arts, especially during the Edo period.
5. - Traditional Japanese theater with stylized performances, elaborate costumes, and makeup.
7. - Peter the Great’s initiative to modernize Russia and establish St. Petersburg as a link to Europe.
9. - The imperial palace in Beijing for Chinese emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
11. - Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868.
15. - Ivan the Terrible, the first Russian tsar, known for his authoritarian rule.
16. - Qing emperor famous for military success and arts patronage.
19. - Russian tsar who westernized Russia and expanded its influence in Europe.
20. - A Chinese dynasty (1368-1644) known for trade, culture, and the Great Wall’s expansion.
23. - Japan’s final feudal government, known for its isolationist policies.
25. - A ranking system in Russia, introduced by Peter the Great, to organize the bureaucracy.

1. - An Italian Jesuit missionary who fostered cultural exchange in China.
2. - A policy in Japan requiring daimyo to alternate residence between their domains and the capital, Edo, to ensure loyalty to the shogun.
4. - Japanese feudal lords who controlled land and samurai armies under the shogun.
6. - Catholic missionaries known for their educational work and efforts to spread Christianity.
8. - A daimyo who unified Japan in the late 16th century.
10. - Skilled horsemen and semi-military communities in Ukraine and southern Russia.
12. - A gesture of respect in China, involving kneeling and bowing to the ground.
13. - China’s last imperial dynasty, ruled by the Manchus from 1644 to 1912.
14. - Known as Ivan the Great, he expanded Russian territory and ended Mongol rule.
17. - A Qing emperor known for a long, stable, and prosperous rule.
18. - Russian royal family ruling from 1613 until the 1917 revolution.
21. - The military government of Japan, led by the shogun, where real power was held.
22. - A hairstyle with a shaved front and a braided back, worn by men during the Qing Dynasty.
24. - High-ranking Russian nobles below the ruling princes.