Across
- 3. Type of war vessel created as an escort battleship for the Treasure fleet
- 4. Massive battle between the Han Dynasty 800,000 and Southern kingdoms 50,000
- 6. Poison taken by a Chinese emperor to prolong his ife, but instead, ended it
- 8. Small Chinese state that unified the country under one rule
- 9. Nickname for the second first emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- 11. Military strategist that wrote the Art of War
- 13. The longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history
- 14. Powerful dynasty that created the Treasure Fleet
- 15. Militaristic dynasty that created numerous gunpowder weapons and naval vessels
- 17. Dynasty started by the conquest of China by the Mongols
- 19. Northern fortification that spans 6,000 miles
- 21. This ballistic missile was powered by gunpowder and called "magic fire flying crow"
- 22. A tough type of grain grown in ancient China
- 24. desert to the north of China
- 25. Admiral of the Treasure Fleet
- 27. Dynasty started by a general and his daughter selling his house to buy a mercenary army
Down
- 1. A type of Chinese ship made for hauling cargo but could be converted to carry cannons
- 2. Law stating that if natural disasters and rebellions occurred it was a sign of a bad ruler
- 5. A military manual from 1022 with descriptions and drawings of hundreds of weapons
- 7. Chinese philosopher and creator of the idea of the "Middle Kingdom"
- 10. Short-lived dynasty that constructed the Grand Canal and waged a failed war in Korea
- 12. China's first dynasty
- 16. Ancient Chinese book used to understand the will of the gods
- 18. A pirate of Japanese origin
- 20. Staple food grain in China
- 23. A type of paddle-wheel ship made to travel up rivers
- 26. Dynasty considered to be China's golden age
- 27. Material used to create an "army" of statues for the burial of Qin Shi Huang