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Across
  1. 4. type invention of the 11th century that lowered the cost of printing
  2. 5. Chinese people were able to grow this crop in the warm, southern climate
  3. 9. invention of the 1st century where clay and minerals were combined, then baked in a kiln
  4. 10. containers attached to a loop of chain to move water to rice paddies
  5. 12. method of selecting a ruling class based on their hardwork/intellect
  6. 13. a process in which Chinese cities became vibrant centers of activity
  7. 17. government type where a line of rulers come from the same family
  8. 18. water buffaloes would pull this machine to level the soil
  9. 19. examinations taken by Chinese people who wanted to serve in government
Down
  1. 1. discovery that eventually led to the creation of vaccines
  2. 2. what Chinese rulers based their right to govern on
  3. 3. method of selecting a ruling class based on their nobility
  4. 6. dynasty in which foreigners were selected to run the government
  5. 7. invention around 3rd century BCE that was originally made of a magnetic mineral called lodestone
  6. 8. invention of the 2nd century that was originally made with hemp and tree bark
  7. 11. invention that made canal travel easier as boats could be raised and lowered as needed
  8. 14. grown on trees on high ground usually above 4,000 feet
  9. 15. invention made around 850 CE that alchemists warned people about
  10. 16. items that landowners could buy after becoming rich enough from rice