Across
- 2. The symbolic ruler of Japan
- 5. a brilliant Mongol chieftain who united warring Mongol clans in the early 1200s and conquered a vast empire in Asia
- 6. clan formed Japan’s first and only dynasty
- 9. levels in society
- 10. a chain of islands, like Japan
- 12. traditional Japanese religion based on worship of the forces of nature
- 13. Clan that invaded and conquered a huge empire, imposing their rule on China
- 15. the “way of the warrior,” a samurai code of values which emphasized honor, bravery, and loyalty to one’s lord
- 17. Genghis Khan’s grandson, who toppled the last Song emperor in China in 1279 and ruled all of China, Korea, and Tibet
- 19. member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society
Down
- 1. a vast, treeless plain or grassland
- 3. Continent including China and India
- 4. a very large, damaging tidal wave launched by an undersea earthquake
- 7. This natural disaster helped protect the Japanese from Mongol invasion
- 8. Lowest status in Japan during feudal society
- 11. Marco
- 14. The actual ruler of Japan during feudal society
- 16. A nation located on four main islands
- 18. Name of the only female rule in China, Empress