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Down: 1) The warrior class that rose up in feudal Japan and members of this class served in the private armies of the feudal lords. 2) Chinese political idea that became established under the Zhou. Stressed that Heaven invested the king but that the king could lose his position. Heaven's blessing through improper conduct. 3) Muslim court eunuch whose greatest accomplishment was the voyages of what were called the "Treasure Ships" from 1405 to 1433. A total of seven great fleets made these voyages under his leadership. 4) Was the first shah or king of the Mughal Dynasty in India and invaded India in 1524 and defeated an army ten times larger than his own. He had gunpowder weapons and the Indians did not. 6) The earliest civilization that existed in Central America. Flourished from about 1200BC to 400BC and considered the "mother" culture of the region. Name comes from the later Aztecs and means "rubber people." 8) Massive wall that stretched 1400 miles across China's northern border and was initially built under the Qin Dynasty. 10) This Chinese dynasty lasted from 202BC to 220 AD and was the high point of the Chinese civilization during the Classical Age. It was founded by Liu Bang. 11) Meaning "post-Vedic" Hinduism and was a form of Hindu religious expression that began to develop during the Gupta Golden Age. Particularly associated with the Hindu prophet Adi Shankara and around 800 AD sought to annunciate the doctrine that Brahman was not only the Absolute Spirit of the Universe but also pure conscious self. 12) A land bridge that connected Siberia an Alaska during the last Ice Age. This allowed early American Indian people to cross into North America. 13) In feudal Japan after 1192, this was the person appointed by the emperor as the military commander over the country and over feudal lords. Exercised the only real centralized authority in Japan until 1867.17) Hindu prophet who built upon earlier ideas developed during the time of the Gupta Golden Age that made Brahman the chief deity in Hinduism. Asserted that Brahman was not only the Absolute Spirit of the Universe but also the pure conscious self. 19) The name of the last ruler of the Aztec Empire who was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in part because he thought at first that Cortes was a god. 20) Name of the ruins of a city that today is about fifty miles northeast of Mexico City. Scholars are not sure who built it, but they know that it flourished from about 200BC to about 700AD. The city had at least 100,000 people and possibly as many as 200,000 people. Had two massive pyramids as well: the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. 22) Means "small vehicle" and used to describe those Buddhists who saw the Buddha as a mortal being. They scribed no divinity to him since he had never claimed divinity. 25) Literally means "Buddha-to-be" and defined as either as a reincarnation of the Buddha or a person or supernatural being who assisted other in achieving nirvana. 26) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire from 1519 to 1521.29) An ancient Indo-Eurpoean tribe that invavded India in about 1500BC. Destroyed the Harappan culture of the Indus River Valley35) The Buddhism symbol. This wheel had eight spokes that symbolize the Eight-Fold Path36) Initially constructed by the Chinese emperors of the Sui Dynasty. It connected the economic heart of China along the Yangtze River with the political center along the Yellow River.39) Ancient language of the Aryans. Used this language to record their earliest scripture of the Hindu Vedas 40) This is a massive mausoleum in Arga, India. Commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved Persian wife and it took 23 years to complete. It remains the finest example of Mughal architecture in existence. 41) This language was developed on the eastern coast of Africa from 1200s onward as Bantu people intermarried and mingled with Arab traders. This language generally has a Bantu grammar and an Arabic vocabulary. The name of the language translates as "coastlands" in English. 46) Are Negroid people who originated in West Africa. They made a series of migrations to southern Africa between about 100BC and 1500AD. 49) Teachers in the Hindu belief system and particularly associated with the teaching of philosophical principles that emerged from the Upanishads. Across: 2) Meaning "big vehicle" and used to describe those Buddhists who saw the Buddha on more expansive terms. They saw as an incarnation of a universal, spiritual being. 5) In India, a person who was not part of the caste system. Considered "outcastes" or "untouchables." Indians that belonged to the caste system were not allowed to have contact with them and they received only the direst jobs. 7) Japanese religion that means "the way of the gods." While its roots go back to ancient times in Japan, became more systematized once Buddhism came into Japan. 9) The capital city of China during the Tang Dynasty. Bustling, cosmopolitan city with a variety of ethnicities and religions including Jews, Nestorian Christians, Armenians, Arabs, Indians, and Persians. 14) Caravan route that connected China to the Roman Empire during the Classical Age and guaranteed silk shipment to Rome15) Third major Chinese dynasty that flourished between 221 to 206BC. While it did not last long, established centralized rule in China and the emperorship. Founder was Qin Shi Huang and was called the "First Emperor" for this reason. 16) Among the Aztecs, these were wars that had their purpose the capture of prisoners who were sacrificed to their gods. 18) Among Shi'i Muslims, this is an imam who was twelve generations removed from Ali and never died but instead remains as something of a spirit in this world until he returns. 21) Mongol warrior born in Temujin and united the disparate Mongol tribes and by 1206 he had united them to a single unit. After, took this title which means "Ruler of the Universe" and went on to conquer much of Asia. 23) Were Confucian scholars of the landed gentry who dominated the bureaucratic ministries. Mastered the rigorous series of exams and were not only the top bureaucrats in China but the top Confucian scholars as well. They emerged during the Tang Dynasty but were most influential during the Ming times. 24) This was the last family to fill the office of the shogun in Japan. This family's reign extended from 1603 to 1867 and under this family, Japan was closed to foreigners and Japanese citizens were not permitted to travel aboard. 27) A massive Hindu temple complex built between 879AD and 1191 AD by the rulers of the Khmer Empire. 28) Series of Turkish (and few Afghan) Muslim sultans who ruled over India in the City Delhi from 1192 to 1555.30) Earliest ruling dynasty in China and earliest civilization that flourished between 1500 to 1000BC. First truly distinctive Chinese culture to emerge. 31) Land policy under the Tang Dynasty. Tang emperors gave peasants free plots that consisted of about nineteen acres. 32) In the Hindu belief system, this translates as "reincarnation" or "transmigration of souls." Each person experiences a series of physical births, deaths, and rebirths. 33) He was the first Ottoman sultan and Turkish band leader who broke from the declining Seljuk Turks and began to build up on his own empire. Was also a ghazi which meant a frontier war lord prince whose job was to fight the Byzantines. 34) After receiving enlightenment, Buddha asserted these four truths: Suffering is an inherent part of existence, Suffering is caused by craving, craving can be ceased, and following the Eight-fold Path will lead to the cessation of craving and suffering. 37) This is the ultimate goal of samsara or reincarnation in the Hindu belief system. The release of the soul from the seemingly endless cycle of rebirths. 38) Works by Zhu Xi that provided the greatest commentaries and interpretations of Confucian thought. Gave Confucianism a metaphysical underpinning that Confucius had never provided. Most significant Confucian works for the next eight centuries. 40) Gigantic ships under the Muslim court eunuch Zheng He that made voyages to India, the Middle East, and Africa. 42) Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is the ancient language in which these early Hindu scriptures are written. Earliest Hindu scriptures and they recounted the Aryan invasion of India43) This is the capital city of the Aztec Empire and today it is known as Mexico City. 44) In order to end craving and suffering, the Buddha states that this was the necessary means to achieve it. Characterized by the concept of the Middle Way which represented a rejection of all extremes of thought, emotion, action and lifestyle. 45) Formal name of the Hindu trinity (also called Trimurti. Composed of the Braham (the Creator), Vishnu (The Preserver), and Shiva (The Destroyer) 47) Capital city of Safavid Dynasty in Persia built by Shah Abbas I and had 500,000 people, 160 mosques, and 50 religious colleges. 48) In Vedanta Hinduism, was a form of religious expression in which one devoted themselves to a single deity to the exclusion of others as a means of gaining nirvana. 50) Word that means "sitting down near" and is the name of a set of Hindu scriptures written by gurus or teachers. Gave Hinduism a more philosophical outlook and developed Hindu religious doctrines such as Karma, Samsara, and Nirvana. 51) Greatest philosopher of the Neo-Confucian Revival of the Tang and Song Dynasties and lived from 1130AD to 1200AD. Synthesized Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Legalism by developing the principles of li (man is essentially good) and qi (man is corruptible). 52) This is the feathered serpent god of the Toltecs and was later worshiped by the Aztecs. According to the legend, this god went east and would return someday to usher in a glorious new age.
 

 

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