Ancient China

4. number of workers used to construct the wall
5. A mountain range that spreads across China and other countries and includes the Earth's highest peaks.
8. a payment made to a ruler
10. Built roads, Expanded trade, Used horses and horse-drawn carriages, Crossbow, Iron weapons, Iron plow, Large scale irrigation projects, Bronze casting
11. First dynasty in traditional Chinese History; Founded by Yu the Great
12. desert located in Western China, China's largest desert
14. A desert located in Northwestern China and Mongolia
17. world's longest man made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of China, started by the Qin Dynasty, expanded by the Han Dynasty
19. first dynasty to produce bronze, had written script, calendar of 12 months, ivory and jade statues, built China's first cities
20. River The longest river in Asia, flowing through eastern China.
21. Earliest Chinese dynasty supported by archaeological evidence
22. Ruled over small area in Northern China, took over distant territories with bronze weapons and chariots

1. situated between the Himalayan Mountains and the Taklimakan Desert; called the "rooftop of the world"
2. what rulers were governed by; the right to rule was decided by the gods
3. Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism were developed
6. Lack of strong leaders caused the dynasty to grow weak
7. River known as China's sorrow, made yellow because of windblown silt.
9. remained for another 500 years, but was smaller and less powerful
13. invaders destroyed Zhou capital, but the Zhou emperor fled eastward and established a new capital
15. War lords (local rulers) ran sections of China.It was a period of frequent fighting between the various war lords
16. Written evidence from the Shang dynasty found on animal bone or tortoise shell.
18. a controversial dam and hydroelectric plant that controls flooding along the river and provide.