Across
- 1. Communist, largest country in Southeast Asia, Mao Zedong
- 2. the earliest religion in Japan which means "way of the gods"
- 6. the worship of many gods that are a part of a supreme spirit named Brahman
- 7. Parlimentary democracy, heavily populated, Indian Ocean
- 9. A founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1921), he led the Long March (1934-1935) and proclaimed the People's Republic of China in 1949
- 14. the name given to the priest of the Buddhist religion; also known as "The Enlightened One"
- 16. Current leader of China
- 19. a belief that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or an animal
- 21. Democratic, had a civil war with North Korea
- 22. Island, democracy, Macarthur Constitution
- 23. a belief that a social class is inherited
- 24. a government in which the ruler has absolute power
- 25. a philosophy or ethical system based on good deeds and morality
Down
- 1. a name given to China's attempt in the 1960s to improve its economy
- 3. a belief that people could find peace if they could reject greed and desire
- 4. the name of the ruling party in China
- 5. the divine spirit that followers of the Shinto's religion believe live in nature; means superior in Japanese language
- 8. a group of people elected every five years by a vote of the Chinese people
- 10. Helped lead India to independence through peaceful protest
- 11. economic structure or government that promotes establishment of classless society based on common ownership of property
- 12. a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted esp. as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
- 13. Current leader of North Korea
- 15. a term meaning if one country fell to communism, all the others nearby would fall as well.
- 17. Communist country on the Korean Peninsula
- 18. a name given to China's attempt in the 1950s to reorganize its economy
- 20. name given to reaching a state of perfect peace in the religion of Buddhism