Vocabulary
person, group, state, or country that is joined with others for a common purpose
ally
Position used by India to determine a place in society
Caste System
Means of communication along the Great Wall of China
fire and/or smoke
Art of paper folding
origami
Item invented by the Chinese
A group of islands clustered together
archipelago
Man who started the Buddhist religion
Siddhartha Gautama
Zheng He's occupation
explorer
Large export, world leader in this industry
automobiles
First emperor of a united China
Qin Shi Huang
Landmass that is smaller than a continent
subcontinent
The belief that your past actions determine what happens to you in this life
kharma
Structure built connecting the Yangtze and Huang He rivers
canal
Kept Mongol leader Kublai Khan from successfully invading Japan
strong winds or kamikaze
Something that traveled on the silk road besides silk
A legal and social system that existed in medieval Japan where rich and powerful leaders made contracts with warriors for protection
feudal system
Religion Asoka spread to millions in India and Asia
Buddhism
People allowed to enter the forbidden city today
everyone
Two elements Japanese architecture is known for
pagodas and inward curved roofs
Area with many volcanoes responsible for the creation of several islands, including those of Japan
Ring of Fire
Strong wind
kamikaze
Group of people who left behind the books of religious hymns called Vedas
Arya
Chinese started making paper from this material, making it a much easier process
tree pulp
Yayoi built burial mounds similar to this civilization's
Egyptians
Two languages spoken in India
English
Hindi