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- 3. The warm thick coat of a breed of livestock that the ancient Chinese imported and humans have continued to breed for thousands of years.
- 4. A white substance derived from seawater that the ancient Chinese exported to other countries. This item continues to be used today.
- 5. Name an item of value that the ancient Chinese imported, which was difficult to retrieve due to the sheer size of the animal that it came from.
- 6. A fabric that was so significant in ancient China, the main trade route was named after it.
- 10. A famous Chinese monument spanning approximately 8,000 kilometres that pedlars travelled along selling their wares.
- 13. From the perspective of the people of ancient China, this group of people were considered to be the lowest social class as they worked only for their own gain.
- 14. An empire that China traded with that had an immense significance in word history.
- 15. A popular way of transporting goods for long distances that has continued on until very recently is by using a caravan of ___________.
- 16. A material that crockery was made from. The Europeans thought that the artisans who made it were so skilled that they started calling it china.
- 18. Look at the illustration and identify the Chinese invention that was taken to Europe by traders.
- 19. The dynasty in which a monumental change took place as trader’s wares could teach further and generate more wealth because the Silk Road was established. It was also the longest and most significant dynasty.
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- 1. Which emperor was the first to build roads connecting the provinces making it easier for traders to sell their products. Historians also say he came first in chronological order?
- 2. Identify the century when Marco Polo travelled to China along the Silk Road?
- 7. Archaeologists have found emperors buried in entire suits of this precious stone that the ancient Chinese exported.
- 8. A range of dried or ground plants that historians are certain China both imported and exported.
- 9. Historians believe that Cai Lun invented this everyday item by making a pulp out of mulberry bark and mashed bamboo, and leaving it to dry.
- 11. Examine the map of China shown below and name the route that connected China to Europe.
- 12. Read the secondary source below from the Oxford Insight History textbook and insert the missing word into the crossword.
- 17. Historians believe that the Chinese developed a more accurate way of working out directions at sea. There is some contestability with regards to the period in which this instrument of navigation was first invented.
- 20. A hot beverage made from leaves exported from ancient China, which has continued to be consumed up until the present day.