ancient china crossword
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- 2. established as the successor to Cao Wei after Sima Yan usurped the throne from Cao Huan
- 4. was replaced by the Yuan dynasty
- 6. a Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan
- 10. Generally, emperors also ruled with an era name (年号; 年號). Since the adoption of era
- 11. changed this and reunified the Chinese empire
- 13. First to reign
- 14. As its name would suggest, the BLANK Dynasty period saw the rise and fall of BLANK unrelated dynasties in the South of China
- 16. only with Qin Shi Huangdi - considered as the first emperor
- 17. known as a golden age in Chinese history
- 19. founded by the Manchus
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- 1. The Chinese tributary system first emerged during this dyansty
- 2. The period of the BLANK(Zhanguo or Chan-Kuo) refers to the era of about 475 BCE to 221 BCE
- 3. The succeeding Yuan dynasty recognized all three
- 5. The longest-reigning orthodox dynasty of China
- 7. marked the beginning of the Chinese Empire
- 8. a period in Chinese history that occurred from 386 to 545 CE
- 9. With the collapse of this dyansty, China entered the era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
- 12. Later Liang considered itself to be a legitimate dynasty
- 15. is known for its advances in military technology, astronomy, and mathematics
- 18. huge growth in China's population and general economic prosperity