Medieval China

3. started the Yuan Dynasty (two words)
5. type of printing using characters carved into individual small blocks and arranged to make a page for printing (two words)
6. type of printing using text/images carved into large blocks for copying an entire page
9. empress who was only woman to rule in her name
11. This dynasty was very focused on Confucianism, much like the Han Dynasty.
13. invention making Zheng He's voyages possible
14. invaded China; started the Mongol Empire (two words)
15. dynasty when China invented gunpowder and paper money
16. prefix meaning "new"
18. landform acting as a barrier between China and Mongolia (two words)
19. Chinese explorer who led great voyages to increase Chinese trade and spread China's fame (two words)
21. policy of avoiding contact with others
22. plateau located between India and China; covered mostly in grasslands
25. system that helps the government be more efficient and skilled (two words)
26. group of rulers who came from the same family
28. person responsible for most knowledge and culture exchanged between Europe and China (two words)
29. This dynasty was the period when the Mongols ruled China.

1. structure built to keep nomadic tribes out of China (four words)
2. a system of managing government through departments run by elected officials
4. a time full of chaos and civil war (three words)
7. tallest mountains in the world
8. invention allowing creation of fireworks
10. royal monument built during Ming Dynasty (two words)
12. dynasty who decided to isolate China from the rest of the world
15. large grasslands north of China where Mongols raised their horses
17. type of official who earns their job by passing a difficult exam
20. China's most influential philosopher
23. approval that decreased rebellion and brought stability to China (three words)
24. This structure connected the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. (two words)
27. type of pottery becoming one of China's major trade goods