Unit 4 China Vocabulary Crossword Name________

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Across
  1. 4. Road, provided transportation for merchants and trade from China to Eastern Europe
  2. 6. construction project that created system of waterways that connected the Yellow River and the Yangtze River
  3. 8. related to government related to conflict among citizens of the same country polite or courteous related to the laws concerning private rights of citizens
  4. 9. a test given to qualify candidates for positions in government; also served to keep the government from being corrupt
  5. 10. large area of palaces and government buildings in Beijing
Down
  1. 1. religion founded in ancient India by religious teacher the Buddha offered the Chinese people comfort after years of war Beliefs include Nirvana The 4 Truths and the 8 Fold Patch
  2. 2. designed by Chinese Buddhist monks to transfer Chinese characters onto a page to make thousands of copies
  3. 3. taught that people should be concerned about the world and the afterlife
  4. 5. customs related to the teachings of Confucius
  5. 7. center of the Imperial City where the emperor and his family lived; built during the Ming Dynasty
  6. 11. dominant nomadic group in Central Asia who came from an area north of China called Mongolia