China: The Great Wall, Silk Road and Legacy

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Across
  1. 2. In this dynastic time period construction of the Great Wall was begun.
  2. 4. In this dynastic time period a system of writing emerged in China.
  3. 7. Many things besides silk were traded by the Chinese along the Silk Road, including flowers, fruit, spices and this type of weapons.
  4. 8. In this dynastic time period silk production began.
  5. 9. The Europeans and Middle Easterners traded items such as spices, horses, incense and this precious metal from Egypt.
  6. 14. The Great Wall was, on average, around this tall.
  7. 15. The Great Wall was built to keep this group of attacking nomads out.
  8. 16. This many horsemen could ride side by side on the Great Wall because of its 12-40 foot wide construction.
  9. 17. In this dynastic time period iron casting began.
  10. 18. Most of the travelers along the Silk Road traveled through this type of environment, although there were also mountains and valleys.
  11. 22. This type of money was created because the old, metal money became too heavy and cumbersome to carry.
  12. 23. In this dynastic time period painting and calligraphy were perfected.
Down
  1. 1. In this dynastic time period exquisite arts and crafts were made.
  2. 3. This was the most common pack animal along the Silk Road.
  3. 5. This kind of smoke was released from guard towers to show an attack was in progress.
  4. 6. In this dynastic time period porcelain was invented.
  5. 7. Military men were often dispatched along the Silk Road to protect traders because of this threat.
  6. 10. The construction of the Great Wall began in this part of China.
  7. 11. This was the major city at the end of the Silk Road.
  8. 12. In this dynastic time period the Grand Canal was built connecting China’s two main rivers.
  9. 13. The “attackers from the north” were very skilled _____________________.
  10. 19. These were collected from all Chinese citizens to help in paying for the Great Wall’s construction.
  11. 20. In this dynastic time period drama and the theatre flourished.
  12. 21. In this dynastic time period paper began being made from tree pulp.