Across
- 4. State-approved associations of merchants that allowed them to pool their resources and limit their losses in the event that a particular caravan failed.
- 6. highly popular and authentic Chinese version of Buddhism
- 11. seasonal shift of wind
- 13. Merchants traded here and interacted with other merchants from various origins, spreading culture and religion.
- 14. Before the Mongol invasion, China was divided between the Song dynasty ruling the south and the pastoral Jurchen people in control of much of the north.
- 15. People who herd animals for a living rather than doing agriculture or hunting.
- 19. Was the Chinese innovation of paper money, named for its tendency to fly away in the wind.
- 20. Castrated men that were personally loyal to the Chinese emperor.
Down
- 1. Technological innovations that allowed camels to be more effective means of transportation along the Silk Road
- 2. settlements of foreign people in an area
- 3. the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.
- 5. Form of Buddhism that recognized Buddha as a deity and emphasized compassion and the possibility of earning merit.
- 7. Used by Buddhist monks to collect food and other items/donations.
- 8. A combined religion of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
- 9. Loyalty was built in the Mongolian army by stating the death penalty for an entire unit, should any member desert in batter, and by including the military leaders in the hardships of their men.
- 10. Buddhism The version of Buddhism prominent in Japan.
- 12. Mongol dynasty initiated by Khubilai Khan that ruled China from 1271 to 1368.
- 16. The Mongol capital that housed a centralized bureaucracy with various specialized offices
- 17. A tactic that involves surrounding a garrison or a populated area with the goal of driving out the enemy forces by deteriorating their defenses and cutting them off from reinforcements and vital supplies
- 18. Chinese dynasty, from 1368 to 1644, that succeeded the Yuan dynasty of the Mongols.