Across
- 4. Nature spirits in the religion of Shintoism
- 6. Chinese explorer who sailed to India and Africa
- 8. Agricultural invention from China that allowed fields to be planted easier
- 11. Philosophy that people are bad and need strict laws to follow to keep them in line
- 12. Indigenous religion of Japan
- 14. People who are constantly on the move
- 16. This school of Buddhism emphasizes meditation
- 17. Worlds first novel
- 20. Trade routes that connected China to the rest of the world
- 23. Founded in India, spread by Ashoka, blended with other religions in China
- 24. Leader of Japan with the real power, much like a warlord
- 25. Country made up of many different islands
- 26. United Mongol tribes, conquered parts of China
- 27. This was an important export and part of Chinese culture, often involving very specific rituals
- 30. Blending of Confucianism with Buddhism and Daoism in China
- 31. Warrior class in Feudal Japan
Down
- 1. System of government where land is exchanged for military service
- 2. The inventions of paper and woodblock printing resulted in this Chinese invention
- 3. Chinese invention used to navigate
- 5. The way of nature, going with the flow, founded by Lao Tzu
- 7. Test to see who qualified for government jobs in classical China
- 9. The gods dictate who should lead, can be lost if things in the empire are going badly
- 10. Under the Sui and Tang dynasties, China is ____________
- 13. Means "way of the warrior", code of behavior for Samurai
- 15. System to ensure the most qualified people are put in positions of power
- 18. Golden Age of classical China
- 19. A royal family that rules for an extended period of time
- 21. Emperor who first unified China, started the Great Wall
- 22. Given land by the Shogun, powerful lords who commanded their Samurai
- 28. Philosophy of correct behavior, respecting your elders, valued education
- 29. This school of Buddhism emphasizes chanting