China: Trade and Inventions

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  1. 4. Dynasty during which the first paper money was invented. (p. 461)
  2. 6. India exported this plant pod to China--used to make fabric. (p. 297)
  3. 11. This cast metal was used to make strong tools, such as farm plows. (p. 296)
  4. 12. English uses this; Chinese writing does not. (p. 283)
  5. 13. Magnetic device used on ships to help with navigation and exploration. (p. 461)
  6. 15. Form of printing invented by Buddhist monks in A.D. 600s. (p. 460)
  7. 17. Brightly painted ceramic dishes and vases made from fine clay baked at high temperatures. (p. 459)
  8. 18. Green stone used to make statues and jewelry. (p. 283)
  9. 21. Chinese invention used to carry heavy materials. (p. 296)
  10. 22. Turkish travelers who won control of the Silk Road and helped end the Tang Dynasty. (p. 452)
  11. 24. China exported this fruit to India.(p. 297)
  12. 28. Characters that link two pictographs to express an idea. (p. 282-283)
  13. 29. During the Tang Dynasty, farmers developed new, disease-resistant varieties of this food that grew better in wet soil. (p. 458)
  14. 30. Stronger than iron; super-heated iron mixed with coal. (p.460)
  15. 31. This ¨Great¨ construction was built by Emperor Qin Shihuangdi to keep China safe from invaders. (p. 293)
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  1. 1. Many Chinese sculptures, daggers, vases, cups and urns were made from this metal. (p. 283)
  2. 2. Landscape painters were inspired by this religion in their paintings. (p. 462, 464)
  3. 3. In Li Boś famous poem, what do ¨I¨ look at tirelessly? (p. 462 )
  4. 5. Invented by the Chinese; used in explosives, weapons, and fireworks. (p.461 )
  5. 7. Leafy crop used to make a hot drink. (p.458)
  6. 8. Bones heated over a fire to get messages from the gods. (p. 282)
  7. 9. Long train of carts that carry goods on The Silk Road. (p. 459)
  8. 10. Characters that stand for things. (p. 282-283)
  9. 14. This material made by worms (!) gave its name to The Road. (p.459)
  10. 16. Beautiful brush and ink writing on a painting. (p. 464)
  11. 19. The Tang Dynastyś best known writers wrote about nature using this literary form. (p. 462)
  12. 20. Like Egyptian papyrus, but used today far and wide for communication. (p. 296)
  13. 23. Device on a ship for steering, invented by the Chinese. (p. 461)
  14. 25. Mined fuel used to heat furnaces to a very high temperature. (p. 459)
  15. 26. Chinese inventions were exported west to this continent, having a great effect on it. (p. 462)
  16. 27. Form of printing or type, invented by Pi Sheng; each character is an individual pieces. (p. 460)