Topic 13 1-4

2. _____ Kahn set out to unify the Mongol clans.
4. ______ printing was a major advancement, but changes could not be made to a page after it was carved.
6. ____ rulers worked to restore a strong central government in China.
8. One of the most famous European travelers to reach China was _____ Polo.
9. flat, dry grasslands
11. something which ignites combustible materials
13. flammable, natural substance secreted by plants
15. a type of songbird
16. being the only one of its kind
17. violet acts that are meant to cause fear in people
19. neo-_________; a new form of the ideas of the philosopher Confucius that included Buddhist and Daoist beliefs.

1. The _____ Empire at its greatest size was one of the largest empires in world history.
3. a _____ uses a thing, magnetized piece of metal to point north.
5. The southwestern _________, known as the ||-Khanate, expanded into the Muslim kingdoms of the Middle East.
7. leafy shelter
10. Chinese artisans were skilled in making ______.
11. silently
12. ______ history is marked by the lasting rule of several dynasties.
14. The ____ dynasty unified China under the rule of emperors.
15. to abound or be full of
18. rulers during a given period of time