Across
- 6. Popular Buddhist branch in China that emphasized meditation; also called Zen (4 letters)
- 7. New economic system in Song China where rural households produced goods for markets (17 letters)
- 11. Japanese warriors guided by bushido (6 letters)
- 12. Philosopher who argued that “Principle” was found in the mind itself (7 letters, last name)
- 13. System where government officials earned jobs by exams (11 letters)
- 14. Fast-ripening rice from Vietnam that transformed Chinese agriculture (6 letters)
Down
- 1. Song-era philosophy blending Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (15 letters)
- 2. Ruler of Mali whose pilgrimage impressed the Islamic world (5 letters)
- 3. Piety Important Confucian value stressing respect for parents and elders (5 letters, two words)
- 4. Painful practice for elite women in Song China that limited mobility (8 letters)
- 5. Tang and Song technology that spread literature, including farming manuals (9 letters)
- 8. Philosopher who argued that “Principle” was outside the mind and must be studied in nature (3 letters, last name)
- 9. Class of Confucian scholars who became China’s new elite (6 letters)
- 10. Major Chinese waterway that boosted internal trade (5 letters)