Across
- 1. a system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads of the regions that are now Mongolia and Manchuria
- 5. historical studies of food in particular cultures
- 7. a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal
- 8. large companies that controlled an industry or a sector, giving them the ability to control the prices of the goods and services they provided.
- 9. free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject.
- 10. to be victorious or to succeed
- 11. all appointive positions in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Government of the United States, except positions in the uniformed services
- 13. authorized and approved by somebody.
- 15. the second great imperial dynasty of China (206 BCE–220 CE), after the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE)
- 17. a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
- 18. a scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through planetary bodies.
- 19. imperial gem
- 20. a natural fiber made from a single filament spun into a cocoon by the silkworm, the caterpillar of the silkworm moth
Down
- 2. to set apart (a place, person, time, etc) for a particular function or event
- 3. a diplomat of the second class who had plenipotentiary powers, i.e., full authority to represent the government
- 4. good deed
- 6. a visual art related to writing
- 12. a grouping based on similar social factors like wealth, income, education, and occupation
- 14. nvented in China during the Han dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD where it was called the "south-governor"(sīnán 司南) or "South Pointing Fish" (指南魚)
- 16. the history of coming into contact with someone and exchanging things