the crossword by: IAN

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  1. 4. handwriting as an art form
  2. 7. ancient Chinese philosopher
  3. 9. making things the same, such as creating one language and system of measurement
  4. 10. the fertile layer of mud and sand left by a flooding river
Down
  1. 1. the symbols of a writing system
  2. 2. a ruling family; also the period during which it is in power
  3. 3. ancient animal bones and tortoise shells that preserve the earliest known form of Chinese writing
  4. 5. indigenous, nomadic people of Mongolia
  5. 6. a picture used to represent a thing
  6. 8. respect for parents, a central ideal of Confucianism