Across
- 1. This city was the capital of the Tang dynasty, and had about one million people living there
- 2. This was one of the reasons farmers revolted and killed Yangdi Hint: Has to do with money
- 6. Yangdi had this wall rebuilt after the fall of the Han dynasty
- 8. This dynasty followed the Sui and lasted for about 300 years
- 10. The Song dynasty did not have enough of these and soon they began to have problems controlling their large empire
- 11. This dynasty was started by a military leader following the Tang dynasty and lasted from 960 1279
- 14. Military leaders who rule the government
- 16. This word means an organized way in which people produce, sell, and purchase things.
- 17. These people drove the tang out of central Asia, and took control of the silk road
Down
- 1. this system hires government officials based on how well they did on exams, rather than family connections
- 3. These people broke away from China when the Han dynasty collapsed
- 4. The Song rulers moved their capital and called it this name.
- 5. The Korean people lived on this land, north of China
- 7. This general started the Sui dynasty in A.D. 581 by declaring himself emperor
- 9. In the textbook's opinion this was the most powerful ruler of the Tang dynasty who restored the civil exam service
- 12. This waterway linked the Yangtze River to the Yellow River creating an important trade route for shipping products
- 13. The son of Wendi this man took the Chinese throne after his father, and took it upon himself to attempt many ambitious building projects
- 14. This ruler was the only woman in Chinese history to rule the country on her own, she also strengthened China's military forces and added more government officials
- 15. Changes that brought improvements