China (400-1500 AD) Crossword Puzzle

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.