Ancient China Vocabulary I

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Across
  1. 5. ancient trade route between China and Europe
  2. 7. the second longest river in China that looks yellow because of the soil it carries
  3. 8. nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned
  4. 10. series of rulers from the same family
  5. 11. extends about 1,400 miles across northern China that was built in the third century BC
  6. 12. valuable cloth first made only in China
Down
  1. 1. characters that stand of objects
  2. 2. characters that are joined by two or more pictographs used in Chinese writing
  3. 3. the longest river in China and Asia and the third longest river in the world
  4. 4. China's first capital
  5. 6. appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
  6. 9. Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs greatly influenced China