China Test Vocab Crossword

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  1. 2. Type of person who does not settle in one place; they often made great merchants
  2. 4. Another term for a great market
  3. 5. Longest Chinese dynasty
  4. 6. Buddhist term for suffering
  5. 8. Only Chinese empress; served during Tang dynasty and was a shrewd civic and military leader
  6. 10. These people were conscripted to build the Great Wall
  7. 14. Professional civil servants tasked to oversee provinces and carry out the law of the Emperor
  8. 16. "First" emperor of China; Legalist and former warlord, constructed part of the Great Wall and was buried with effigies
  9. 17. Type of leaf which silkworms eat
  10. 19. Confucian principle of duty to one's father
  11. 21. Venetian trader who traveled to China and served in the Yuan court; his stories were instrumental in shaping the west's opinion of China
  12. 22. Extremely rare spice that was, at some points, worth more than gold
  13. 23. First name of the man who would become the Buddha
Down
  1. 1. The fierce and brilliant Khan who started the Mongol Empire
  2. 2. The state of Buddhist enlightenment
  3. 3. Philosopher during Warring States period who advocated civic duty and family ties
  4. 7. Mongol Khan who also served as Emperor of China in the Yuan dynasty
  5. 9. Chinese doctrine that assumed all people were stupid and in need of "iron-fisted" guidance
  6. 11. One of many periods of Chinese civil war, set between Zhou and Qin dynasties
  7. 12. Massive trade network that spanned from Rome to Indonesia
  8. 13. Fine clay which made a type of pottery that became synonymous with China
  9. 15. The art of Chinese handwriting
  10. 18. "Baked Earth" ceramic; the warriors buried with a famous emperor are made of this
  11. 20. Second Sui emperor; began construction on the Grand Canal
  12. 24. Religion based on "the way" as taught by Laozi; primarily concerns nature, simplicity, and balance