China chapter 10 Crossword
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
 
 
Down: 1) A mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal in various portions. THe formula brought to China in the 400's or 500's was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propell cannonballs, shot, and bullets.3) System in which from the time of the Han empire, countries in East and southeast Asia not under the direct countrol of empires based in China nevertheless enrolled as tributary states acknowleding the superiority of the emperors in china in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances.4) Empire in central and southern chine (960-1126) while the Liao people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.6) One of the founders of the Tang Empire and it's second emperor (r. 626-649). He led the expansion of the empire into central Asia.7) Term used to describe new approaches to understang classic confucian texts that became the basic ruling philosophy of CHina from the Song period to the twentieth century.8) Country centerd on the high mountian-bounded plateau of northern India.9) A bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of illness can spread the bacteria by coughing.11) Type in which each individual character is cast on a seperate piece of metal. It replaced wood block printing, allowing for arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page rather than requiring the carving of entire pages at a time.14) The Japanese word for a branch of mahayana buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation. Across: 2) A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang, Mine, and Song Empires, specually designed for long distance commercial travel.5) Korean kingdom founded in 918 and destroyed by a mongol invasion in 1259.10) A group of turkic speakers who controlled thier own centralized empire from 744 to 840 in Mongolia and central Asia.12) Quick maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one season. Originally introduced to Champa from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift to the Champa State.13) The 1,100 mile (1,700 Kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and Yangzi rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.15) Empire unifying China and part of Central Asia, founded in 618 and ended 907. The tang emperors presided over a magnificent court at thier captial, Chang'an16) Aristocratic family that dominated the Japanese imperial court between the ninth and twelfth centuries.17) The first of Japan's decentralized military governments.
 

 

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