Across
- 4. when it came to producing silk, the ancient Chinese had one of these
- 7. a continent that contains two continents
- 9. according to reports, Qin Shi Huang Di's tomb contains rivers of these
- 10. Romans built with this material, which is why so much of their work survives
- 11. rule by those with the most ability, use a test to find out who
- 14. oracle bones, made to the tell the future, were often made of this
- 15. before France there was
- 17. stone found at the top of the Alps comes from this continent
- 18. nomadic people lived to this direction of both China and Rome
- 20. modern country in the land to the north of ancient China, still includes a large nomadic population
- 22. US state that is on top of a fault line between two tectonic plates
- 24. in the ancient Mediterranean, dye of this color was worth more than gold
- 26. tool the ancient Chinese developed to detect earthquakes
- 27. classical Chinese dynasty, very stable, influential, long-lasting
- 28. mountain range that formed when India crashed into the rest of Asia
Down
- 1. Leonardo da Vinci found these high in the Alps, thought they must have come from the sea
- 2. land between the rivers
- 3. to the Romans, the king of the gods (and the planets)
- 4. Roman counterpart to the Greek god Hermes, closest planet to the sun
- 5. the Qin emperor's army was made of this
- 6. what a silworm spins; not a chrysalis but a...
- 8. Romans built these 20m off from the center of a road, for protection from people and wild animals
- 11. the year Taylor Swift was born, in Roman numerals
- 12. ancient Chinese invention, used magnets
- 13. sea in the "middle of the world"
- 16. the Phoenicians made dye from a gland in this marine animal
- 17. smaller of two Italian mountain ranges, runs all the way down the "boot"
- 19. known for its pizza, the ball that the boot is kicking
- 21. ancient Chinese invention, made from wood
- 23. 2024 will see the start of this year
- 25. philosophy that the Qin Dynasty used to rule, too harsh?