Trade in Ancient China

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  1. 3. The warm thick coat of a breed of livestock that the ancient Chinese imported and humans have continued to breed for thousands of years.
  2. 4. A white substance derived from seawater that the ancient Chinese exported to other countries. This item continues to be used today.
  3. 5. Name an item of value that the ancient Chinese imported, which was difficult to retrieve due to the sheer size of the animal that it came from.
  4. 6. A fabric that was so significant in ancient China, the main trade route was named after it.
  5. 10. A famous Chinese monument spanning approximately 8,000 kilometres that pedlars travelled along selling their wares.
  6. 13. From the perspective of the people of ancient China, this group of people were considered to be the lowest social class as they worked only for their own gain.
  7. 14. An empire that China traded with that had an immense significance in word history.
  8. 15. A popular way of transporting goods for long distances that has continued on until very recently is by using a caravan of ___________.
  9. 16. A material that crockery was made from. The Europeans thought that the artisans who made it were so skilled that they started calling it china.
  10. 18. Look at the illustration and identify the Chinese invention that was taken to Europe by traders.
  11. 19. The dynasty in which a monumental change took place as trader’s wares could teach further and generate more wealth because the Silk Road was established. It was also the longest and most significant dynasty.
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  1. 1. Which emperor was the first to build roads connecting the provinces making it easier for traders to sell their products. Historians also say he came first in chronological order?
  2. 2. Identify the century when Marco Polo travelled to China along the Silk Road?
  3. 7. Archaeologists have found emperors buried in entire suits of this precious stone that the ancient Chinese exported.
  4. 8. A range of dried or ground plants that historians are certain China both imported and exported.
  5. 9. Historians believe that Cai Lun invented this everyday item by making a pulp out of mulberry bark and mashed bamboo, and leaving it to dry.
  6. 11. Examine the map of China shown below and name the route that connected China to Europe.
  7. 12. Read the secondary source below from the Oxford Insight History textbook and insert the missing word into the crossword.
  8. 17. Historians believe that the Chinese developed a more accurate way of working out directions at sea. There is some contestability with regards to the period in which this instrument of navigation was first invented.
  9. 20. A hot beverage made from leaves exported from ancient China, which has continued to be consumed up until the present day.