chinese dynasties

4. Literature and art flourished during The ____ dynasty.
5. ____ is the buying and selling of goods.
7. A general named Wendi established the ____dynasty.
10. ___ united the Mongolian tribes and formed an army that conquered Iran, Russia and destroyed the Chinese capital city.
11. The imperial palace in Beijing was called the ___ palace because a few were admitted and only with the emperor's permission.
13. ___ is a merchant from Venice who served in the court of Kublai Khan.

1. A group of Chinese rebels ended the Ming Dynasty and founded the last and shortest of the four dynasties, the ___ Dynasty.
2. The reasons for Zheng He's explorations were asserting Chinese control over ___.
3. During China's ___ rulers banned foreign trade, kicked out foreigners and tried to eliminate foreign influences from Chinese society.
6. ____was invented in China by mixing sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal.
8. The famous trade route between China and Europe is called the ___.
9. ____ is China's main crop.
12. China became the most advanced society in the world during the ___ dynasty.