Across
- 4. Pass Strategic pass where the Great Wall meets the sea
- 7. Coastal raiders known as wokou
- 9. Zicheng Rebel leader who captured Beijing in 1644
- 11. Painting flourished during the Ming
- 13. Canal Major waterway repaired during the Ming
- 14. The last Ming emperor
- 15. Sangui Ming general who opened the gates to the Manchu
- 16. Court official who often held great power
- 17. Japanese pirates who attacked Ming coasts
- 18. City Inner administrative area within Beijing
- 20. Examination Competitive exams for officials
- 21. Money Early currency that declined in value
- 22. Main currency used in late Ming trade
- 25. Yuanzhang The birth name of the Hongwu Emperor
- 26. One of the longest-reigning Ming emperors
- 27. Service Examination system for selecting officials
- 28. The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- 30. Educational institution for scholars
- 34. Whip Tax Reform consolidating taxes into silver payments
- 36. Popular literary form during the Ming
- 38. Uprisings that weakened the dynasty
- 40. Military settlement on frontiers
- 41. Ming emperor influenced by a powerful eunuch
- 42. People who established the Qing Dynasty
- 44. Elegant landscaped retreats of the elite
- 45. Agency that monitored officials
- 48. Ministry overseeing military matters
- 50. Kingdom that sent tribute to the Ming
- 52. Margin Famous Ming-era novel about outlaws
- 54. Relocated from Nanjing to Beijing by Yongle
- 57. Ritual bow performed before the emperor
- 58. Reformist Confucian movement late in the Ming
- 59. Economic issue due to silver shortage
- 63. Wall Fortifications strengthened extensively during the Ming
- 64. Multi-tiered tower common in Ming architecture
- 65. to the West Classic novel written in the Ming era
- 66. Khan Mongol leader who raided Ming borders
- 67. System reorganized during Ming rule
- 68. European missionaries arriving late in the Ming
- 70. and White Iconic porcelain style
- 71. Valuable export commodity
- 72. Ministry managing civil appointments
- 77. Korean dynasty that had tributary relations
- 78. Dynasty that replaced the Ming
- 79. Ministry responsible for taxation
- 80. Scholar-official in imperial China
- 81. City The imperial palace complex in Beijing
- 84. Science improved with Jesuit assistance
- 85. Ministries Main administrative departments of the government
- 86. Woodblock technique used for books
- 87. Crisis where the Ming emperor was captured by Mongols
- 88. Fleet Massive naval expeditions of the early Ming
Down
- 1. Military organization later used by the Qing
- 2. Largest social class in Ming society
- 3. Transport system linking north and south
- 5. Sea ban policy limiting maritime trade
- 6. Color reserved for the emperor
- 8. Massive Yongle literary compilation
- 10. Philosophy central to Ming governance
- 12. Famous blue-and-white ceramic art
- 19. Trader often low in social rank
- 23. Early Ming emperor known for cultural achievements
- 24. Ministry overseeing legal affairs
- 25. He Admiral who led the treasure voyages
- 29. Ming emperor known for Daoist interests
- 31. Important symbol of imperial authority
- 32. The Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644
- 33. Storage for grain reserves
- 35. Missions Foreign envoys bringing gifts
- 37. Disease outbreaks contributing to decline
- 39. Ministry handling ceremonies and foreign affairs
- 43. Portuguese trading settlement in China
- 46. Gentry Educated elite class
- 47. Food shortages in late Ming
- 49. Skilled craft worker
- 51. Encyclopedia One of the largest encyclopedias in history
- 53. Ministry handling construction projects
- 55. Northern nomadic rivals of the Ming
- 56. of the Three Kingdoms Historical novel popular in Ming times
- 60. The emperor who moved the capital to Beijing
- 61. Ricci Italian Jesuit missionary to Ming China
- 62. Blossom Fan Play reflecting late Ming society
- 69. of Heaven Beijing complex where emperors prayed for good harvests
- 73. City famous for gardens and culture
- 74. Dominant intellectual philosophy
- 75. The first Ming capital
- 76. The main Ming capital after 1421
- 82. Symbol of imperial authority
- 83. System Diplomatic trade network centered on China