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- 3. Time in China when the local lords became less dependent on the king and fought among themselves for 200 years was the _____ States Period.
- 4. One of the most popular creatures the Ancient Chinese celebrated.
- 6. The Silk Road was a _____ route that went from China to Europe.
- 13. Civil service ______ were a way of choosing educated government workers in the Han dynasty.
- 15. Important grain grown in the fertile areas of China.
- 16. The Great Wall was designed to keep ______ out of China.
- 17. ______ bones were pieces of bone and turtle shell used to communicate with the Chinese gods.
- 18. A military leader who help Shang kings control territories.
- 20. A device invented for navigation in China that uses magnetics to always point north.
- 22. A family of rulers that rule for several years.
- 24. The Ancient Chinese were the first to use _____ currency.
- 25. Chinese farmers discovered how to make cloth using ______.
- 27. The longest lasting dynasty of Ancient China.
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- 1. Shang dynasty's most important invention.
- 2. Shi Huang means first ____, the title the Qin king gave himself.
- 5. Ancient Chinese believed the spirits of your ______ had magical powers that could hurt or help you.
- 7. The Gobi and Taklimakan are both ______ that formed a boundary in northern China.
- 8. Glaze invention used to make dishes, vases and cups
- 9. Having a single currency and one writing system ____ China under the Qin dynasty.
- 10. Mountains that created a boundary between China and India.
- 11. System where nobles were granted use of lands that belong to the king in exchange for loyalty.
- 12. Followed during the Qin dynasty, the belief that all people are born bad.
- 14. Confucianism and Daoism were both _______ taught during the Zhou dynasty.
- 19. The Huang He and Yangtze were the two main ______ of Ancient China.
- 21. Material used to make Emperor Shi Huang's terracotta army.
- 23. Wealthy Chinese families that owned land and large estates.
- 26. The first strong emperor of the Han dynasty that restored Confucianism and increased trade.