Han dynasty

3. Government control over key goods like salt, iron, and (later) silk.
5. A system of government jobs based on exams (on Confucian classics), not family connections.
8. The servant in the court.
10. The official state philosophy, teaching respect for family, elders, and social order.
12. A period of great peace, prosperity, and cultural achievements.
16. The peasant rebel who became the first Han emperor (Emperor Gaozu).
17. The famous trade network connecting China to the West, established during the Han.
18. The official who briefly interrupted the Han Dynasty by starting his own short-lived Xin Dynasty.
19. The nomadic confederation of tribes from the north, a major rival of the Han.

1. A large, organized administration of officials who helped run the empire.
2. The uncles of the King. Grab large power in Han dynasty
4. The dynasty itself, ruling China for over 400 years (206 BCE - 220 CE).
6. The dynasty before Han dynasty
7. A foreign policy where neighbouring states gave gifts to the Han emperor to acknowledge his power.
8. One of the most famous Han emperors, who greatly expanded the empire and the Silk Road.
9. The magnificent capital city of the Western Han Dynasty (modern-day Xi'an).
11. The Han era saw major inventions like paper and the seismograph.
13. The Han greatly increased China's borders, reaching into Central Asia and Korea.
14. The important person of SIlk Road
15. The second half of the dynasty after the capital moved east to Luoyang.