Across
- 3. Currency issued on paper; it was developed in China as a convenient alternative to metal coins
- 9. An agricultural tool that helped farmers carry heavy loads much easier
- 11. Architectural wonders that allowed large barges to use the waterways of China to transport goods
- 14. An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.
- 16. An explosive powder made of saltpeter and other materials that can be used to create weapons and fireworks
- 18. A long board that was specially shaped and attached to the stern of a boat that allowed the Chinese to steer on the water more easily
- 20. An agricultural marvel that appeared to some "to look like the backbone of a dragon" which allowed the Chinese to move huge quantities of water from a lower level to a higher level
- 21. A business that specializes in making quality food that can be eaten there or be taken home
- 22. Blocks of metal, clay, or wood, each with a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing
- 23. A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood
- 25. This weapon that could shoot several bolts quickly by adding a magazine to it
Down
- 1. A mechanized gate system that allowed the Chinese to safely transfer boats to and from canals of different water levels
- 2. A hard but flexible metal created from iron with carbon in it, that makes weapons and tools far superior to iron alone.
- 4. This vessel made it easier and faster to travel on the water
- 5. An irrational belief that uses the supernatural to serve as an explanation for those that lack understanding
- 6. A Chinese weapon that used gunpowder and oil propelled by double-action pistons to ignite objects and enemy alike
- 7. A tool that allowed farmers to install a seed deep into the soil to protect it from birds instead of just casting them out across the field
- 8. Something that is made for the first time
- 10. Clever sails that allowed Chinese boats to sail virtually any direction they wished by being able to turn the sail and "tack" to arrive at their destination
- 12. A weapon that could be launched from a Chinese warship and would fly over the water to destroy an enemy ship with flaming arrows at the end of its flight path
- 13. A thin material made of cellulose pulp from wood or certain grasses that can be used to write on
- 15. A navigational tool that was made from the lodestone and developed from an early Feng Shui
- 17. A thin, beautiful pottery invented in China
- 19. noodles that are made from finely ground grain and can be prepared fresh or dehydrated to be stored and used later
- 24. An agricultural innovation that allowed the Chinese to "drive deep furrows through even the heaviest soil" in their fields