Chapter 12 Vocab Study Guide

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Across
  1. 3. Japanese religion that honored natural forces as divine.
  2. 6. This dynasty restored China to it's glory from the Han Dynasty. This dynasty unified China by conquering land, restoring a unified government, and enlarging the civil service system.
  3. 7. Finished conquering China. Tried to prevent Mongols from absorbing Chinese culture.
  4. 9. Loyal to the warrior lords. This group of men emphasized honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty.
  5. 10. Imposed strict military discipline. Leader of the mongols. His goal was to conquer China, but he died before he ever saw that happen.
  6. 12. This was when the government broke up large agricultural holdings in China and gave land to peasants.
  7. 13. This is a multi-storied temple in which the roof eaves curve up. This is a strong characteristic of Chinese architecture.
Down
  1. 1. emphasized self-reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty. Japanese combined this idea to Buddhism to form an appealing religion to Japanese.
  2. 2. the percentage of people who can read and write.
  3. 4. Korean phonetic alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean.
  4. 5. Underwater earthquakes which cause giant tidal waves that cause destruction to Japanese civilization.
  5. 8. The term that describes the chain of islands which make up Japan.
  6. 11. The payment that a family pays to another family for them to take their daughter's hand in marriage.