Ancient Chinese Achievements and Inventions
Across
- 2. First made of a bamboo handle and boar-hair bristles.
- 4. Discovered 2500 BCE, the practice of relieving pain with thin needles.
- 7. The process of rubbing ink onto a paper placed onto a wooden block.
- 9. The earliest discovery of this creation was in the grave of the first Emperor of Ancient China.
- 12. An ancient Chinese princess discovered what could be created by unraveling a cacoon into a threadlike material.
- 13. First used for fortune telling, but now used for navigation.
- 15. The first of these clocks was made of dripping water, powering a wheel that made one revolution every 24 hours.
- 16. Discovered when leaves fell into a pot of boiling water.
- 17. Used to frighten away enemies at night.
- 18. The Great___ of China, a modern wonder of the world.
- 19. Invented during the Song dynasty in place of metal coins.
- 20. An invention used to shelter one from the rain.
Down
- 1. Form of art known in China, most commonly made in white and blue.
- 3. The Ancient Chinese necromancers discovered this in their practice of alchemy.
- 5. Remains of the earliest found in China, it is sort of like a wagon, but with the wheel in the middle.
- 6. Originally deemed as a sacred liquid and used for when people were sacrificed, but now used in drinks like wine.
- 8. The religion of worshipping the god Tao.
- 10. Created by the Han Dynasty to make it easier to travel when trading.
- 11. First made out of clay, but there is a more durable one invented created with wood, both used for printing money.
- 14. The invention that replaced the act of scattering seeds randomly.