Across
- 5. founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor
- 8. a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms
- 10. closely related people of several generations
- 11. A protective wall that controls or holds back water
- 12. (551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life.
- 14. a local leader of an armed group
Down
- 1. the founder of the Han dynasty
- 2. A system of beliefs and values
- 3. Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength
- 4. An ancient trade route between China and Europe
- 6. A Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records
- 7. yellow-brown soil
- 9. the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government
- 13. the type of money used by a group or nation