6th Grade Social Studies Trivia

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Across
  1. 4. when it came to producing silk, the ancient Chinese had one of these
  2. 7. a continent that contains two continents
  3. 9. according to reports, Qin Shi Huang Di's tomb contains rivers of these
  4. 10. Romans built with this material, which is why so much of their work survives
  5. 11. rule by those with the most ability, use a test to find out who
  6. 14. oracle bones, made to the tell the future, were often made of this
  7. 15. before France there was
  8. 17. stone found at the top of the Alps comes from this continent
  9. 18. nomadic people lived to this direction of both China and Rome
  10. 20. modern country in the land to the north of ancient China, still includes a large nomadic population
  11. 22. US state that is on top of a fault line between two tectonic plates
  12. 24. in the ancient Mediterranean, dye of this color was worth more than gold
  13. 26. tool the ancient Chinese developed to detect earthquakes
  14. 27. classical Chinese dynasty, very stable, influential, long-lasting
  15. 28. mountain range that formed when India crashed into the rest of Asia
Down
  1. 1. Leonardo da Vinci found these high in the Alps, thought they must have come from the sea
  2. 2. land between the rivers
  3. 3. to the Romans, the king of the gods (and the planets)
  4. 4. Roman counterpart to the Greek god Hermes, closest planet to the sun
  5. 5. the Qin emperor's army was made of this
  6. 6. what a silworm spins; not a chrysalis but a...
  7. 8. Romans built these 20m off from the center of a road, for protection from people and wild animals
  8. 11. the year Taylor Swift was born, in Roman numerals
  9. 12. ancient Chinese invention, used magnets
  10. 13. sea in the "middle of the world"
  11. 16. the Phoenicians made dye from a gland in this marine animal
  12. 17. smaller of two Italian mountain ranges, runs all the way down the "boot"
  13. 19. known for its pizza, the ball that the boot is kicking
  14. 21. ancient Chinese invention, made from wood
  15. 23. 2024 will see the start of this year
  16. 25. philosophy that the Qin Dynasty used to rule, too harsh?