Across
- 4. ironically, if you produce too much of this, your economy collapses
- 12. a way of combatting diseases that sounds much riskier than it actually is
- 13. In addition to trade objects and technology, foreigners coming to China also brought new forms of _____________
- 16. Chinese explorers during the Ming Dynasty reached this continent
- 17. one objection to foreign trade was that the things entering China were damaging or replacing its own ____________
- 18. an explosive innovation first used for fireworks
- 20. With regards to foreign contacts, the Ming Dynasty was the most ________ of the three we studied
- 21. they made it possible for ships to move across canals that weren't perfectly level
Down
- 1. one argument against welcoming foreigners into China is that these outsiders were stealing China's __________
- 2. Unsurprisingly, the Yuan Dynasty was the most _______ to foreign contact
- 3. such a popular export that we now just call it 'China'
- 5. the Song didn't invent the printing press, but they improved it by using wooden blocks that were _________
- 6. Zheng He's voyages were criticized for being _________
- 7. from our reading on China's foreign contact, it is clear that many people had a negative attitude toward _________
- 8. unpopular among many Tang leaders because they didn't pay taxes
- 9. the Yuan Dynasty brought in skilled doctors and mathematicians from ___________ empires
- 10. Buddhists, and later foreign experts, ran these to the benefit of China
- 11. most trade goods China received from foreign places during this time period weren't useful objects but __________
- 14. The Ming initially sent out Zheng He's fleet to help repair China's _________ after the Mongol invasion
- 15. money (silver and gold) some civilizations paid to Ming China out of fear or respect
- 17. definitely helped Zheng He do his job
- 19. a surprisingly advanced projectile weapon that made use of another Song innovation