The Mongols in China and the Ming Dynasty Review

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Across
  1. 3. Famous European Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China.
  2. 4. This dynasty was founded by the Mongols
  3. 5. Chinese literature was mostly written in this type of language during the Ming Dynasty.
  4. 6. Chinese Muslim who led several overseas voyages.
  5. 9. The establishment of the _______ City in Beijing was a major accomplishment of Emperor Yongle's reign.
  6. 10. this Mongol conqueror’s name means “ruler of the universe”
  7. 11. This Mongol ruler united all of China for the first time since the end of the Tang Dynasty
  8. 13. Seaport located on the southeastern coast of China that became an especially busy center of trade.
Down
  1. 1. the wide, grassy plains found in Central Asia
  2. 2. This helped MIng officials determine who owed taxes.
  3. 3. Chinese port where the Portuguese built a trading post.
  4. 4. The second emperor of the Ming dynasty who took the throne after his father's death and moved the capital of China back to the north.
  5. 7. He became emperor of China after driving the Mongols north of the Great Wall and ending Mongol rule.
  6. 8. Vast desert between China and Mongolia. It was the site of a 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders
  7. 12. The Mongol Empire was known as the largest _________ empire the world had ever known.