Across
- 3. Ruling families that created bronze art, chopsticks, and early writing systems like oracle bones
- 9. Celebrations like Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival with lanterns and mooncakes
- 10. Animal bones/turtle shells used for fortune-telling, containing earliest Chinese characters
Down
- 1. Ancient verses about nature and wisdom, often taught through songs
- 2. Clay soldiers protecting the tomb of China's first emperor
- 4. Ancient trade routes spreading Chinese silk and spices to other civilizations
- 5. A period famous for metal tools, ritual vessels, and decorative weapons1
- 6. Martial arts combining self-defense with philosophical teachings
- 7. World's longest defensive structure built across northern China
- 8. Terms‌ A special calendar system guiding farming through seasonal changes