Across
- 2. sea that separates Turkey and Greece
- 4. river in Southeast Asia, or what a 50-foot gorilla might say
- 6. Hindu preserver of the world
- 9. Luka Doncic home country, bordered by Italy and Croatia
- 12. fifth child of Ma and Bo
- 13. Chandra _____, no relation to Chandragupta
- 14. 400-year Chinese dynasty divided into two periods, or solo hero from Star Wars
- 16. superpower nation north of Vietnam
- 17. American president during the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Down
- 1. capital of Laos
- 3. decisive battle in the French-Viet Minh war
- 5. "Martial Emperor" of China from 141 to 87 B.C.E.
- 7. hard-line communist who shrewdly seized power from Ho Chi Minh
- 8. English philosopher who studied utilitarianism
- 9. Hindu destroyer of the world
- 10. ocean north of Russia
- 11. Hindu creator of the world
- 15. roads used by traders from China to Rome