Echoes of the Orient: Northern & Eastern Horizons

2. The supreme military commander in feudal Japan who held more power than the Emperor.
4. The hereditary military nobility and warrior caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.
6. The "Golden Age" dynasty of China that established Confucianism as the state ideology.
10. The vast, semi-arid grass-covered plain of North Asia that shaped the Mongol lifestyle.
11. and East Asia Crossword
12. A multi-tiered tower with sweeping eaves, common in Buddhist temple complexes across East Asia.
13. The title of the Great Khan who founded the Mongol Empire through the unification of nomadic tribes.
15. The philosopher whose teachings on filial piety and social hierarchy dominated East Asian ethics.
16. The period of rapid "enlightened rule" that modernized Japan and ended the Shogunate in 1868.

1. A traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 structure.
3. The dynasty that united the Korean Peninsula in 918; the origin of the English word "Korea."
5. The highly respected art of artistic handwriting using brush and ink, central to East Asian culture.
7. Korea’s longest-running Confucian dynasty, known for creating the Hangul alphabet.
8. A school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes meditation and intuition, influential in Japanese arts.
9. An ancient Chinese philosophy attributed to Laozi, focusing on "The Way" and natural balance.
10. Japan's indigenous religion, which revolves around the veneration of kami (spirits).
14. ROAD: The massive network of ancient trade routes that linked China to the Mediterranean and Europe.