China (400-1500 AD) Crossword

QUESTIONS LIST: TANG DYNASTY : an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period., HIMALAYAS : a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau., GOBI DESERT : large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia, SILK ROAD : a network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce, GREAT WALL : a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China, MONASTERIES : a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows, BUDDHISM : a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha., TIBET : PLATEAU OF _______ : a vast elevated plateau in Central Asia and East Asia, covering most of the Tibet, GRAND CANAL : a man-made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China. It is the longest man-made waterway in the world., HAN DYNASTY : the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period., BUREAUCRACY : a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives., YELLOW RIVER : the third longest river in Asia, after the Yangtze River and Yenisei River, and the sixth-longest river in the world., SONG DYNASTY : (960–1279), Chinese dynasty that ruled the country during one of its most brilliant cultural epochs, MING DYNASTY : the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty., MARCO POLO : a Venetian merchant traveler. His travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, SUI DYNASTY : a short-lived imperial dynasty of China of pivotal significance. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties. They made made the Grand Canal, which was one of their biggest accomplishments, BEIJING : a capital city whose story goes back at least 3000 years, MONGOL : an East-Central Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.