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Across 1. Vietnarnese nationalist and hero; along with her sister Trung Trac, she raised an army that drove the Chinese out of Vietnam for a short period 4. Emperor of China; he founded the Sui dynasty and worked to build a centralized government. He also began the construction of the Grand Canal 5. First king of Pagan from 1044 to 1077; he united a territory that included much of modern day Myanmar (Burma); a devout Buddhist, he built thousands of Buddhist temples. 8. Metal blocks on which symbols were etched 10. Venetian traveler in China; he worked for Kublai Khan and was sent on missions throughout the Mongol empire and in India 11. A large group or chain of islands 14. Japanese courtier and writer; she wrote The Tale of Genji, a masterpiece of Japanese literature widely considered to be the world's first novel 15. Korean dynasty founded by the warlord Wang Kon 16. A multistory Buddhist tower used as a temple or a shrine 17. A period of peace in Mongolia lasting from the mid-1200s until the mid-1300s 19. Chinese historian, sometimes called the “father of Chinese history;” he wrote the Historical Records, or Shiji, in which he attempts to provide a complete history of China from the Yellow Emperor to the reign of Wudi 20. Second emperor of the Tang dynasty from 626 to 649; he secured his throne by having his two brothers and their ten sons executed. He established schools to train candidates to take civil service exams 21. Hindu temple complex built by the Khmer rulers of Cambodia in the 1100s

Down 1. Vietnamese nationalist and hero; along with her sister Trung Nhi, she raised an army that drove the Chinese out of Vietnam for a short period 2. Wealthy landowners involved in commercial activities, such as trade, who have political power 3. A type of ceramic made by firing a pure clay at very high temperatures and then glazing it; often called "china" 6. A type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page 7. Mongol warrior and ruler; he forged the Mongol tribes into a fighting force that conquered much of Asia, including parts of China 9. Elite, educated members of the government during the Song period in China 12. Way of the kami (spirits)"; an indigenous religion of Japan that holds that everything in nature has a spirit; believers perform ceremonies to ask for the blessings of the spirits; traditionally, Shinto believers venerated the emperor 13. Mongol emperor and founder of the Yuan Dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan; he continued his grand fathers wars of conquest in China. He moved the Mongol capital to China and expanded his empire beyond China 15. A Mongol chief or ruler 18. Fifth emperor of the Han dynasty in China; he led the Han dynasty during its peak and substantially increased Chinese territory