Ancient China - QUIZ REVIEW

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Across
  1. 3. the continent that China is in
  2. 6. a group of people traveling together, especially on camels on the Silk Road
  3. 7. thought that the emperor should lead by example
  4. 10. the time after the Zhou where there were 7 kingdoms fighting each other
  5. 11. first woman emperor of China, was originally a proxy emperor when her husband was sick but took over the job after he passed away
  6. 16. the explorer who went West for the first time
  7. 17. switching which plants go where each year so the soil stays nutrient-rich
  8. 18. the idea that God chooses who is the next emperor
  9. 19. a desert in the west of China that is super windy and cold
  10. 21. leader of the Mongol army whose name translates to “universal ruler”
  11. 22. a mountain range in the southwest side of China
  12. 23. first emperor of the Han dynasty, he was a bit weird but wanted to make the dynasty’s laws more relaxed
  13. 24. grandson of Genghis Khan who eventually became the first non- Chinese emperor of China
  14. 25. third dynasty that lasted for 14 years, started the Great Wall of China, emperor was Shi Huangdi
  15. 26. when one family rules a country or region over a long period of time
Down
  1. 1. the army of clay soldiers that Shi Huangdi was buried with to protect him in the afterlife
  2. 2. the first dynasty
  3. 4. a 4,000 mile long network of routes that reaches the Mediterranean Sea, where many traded silk, jade, and ideas
  4. 5. an Italian explorer and merchant who worked for the Mongols as a tax collector
  5. 8. writings on shells to try to tell the future
  6. 9. when ideas and knowledge —as well as goods— spread from one culture to another, such as on the Silk Road
  7. 11. second emperor of the Han Dynasty, wanted to make laws more strict, sent explorers West for the first time
  8. 12. emperor of the Qin dynasty who had both a good and a bad side, name translates to “first emperor”
  9. 13. the symbol for balance, which stems from Daoism
  10. 14. the second Chinese dynasty
  11. 15. lasted from 206 BCE until 220 CE, during this dynasty the Chinese explored the West for the first time ever and established the Silk Road
  12. 20. the Chinese name for the Yellow River
  13. 23. a calendar based on the moon that farmers use to help know when the best time to plant crops is