China

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A Chinese martial art (6)
  2. 4. A cart for carrying small loads (11)
  3. 7. A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (5)
  4. 8. A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery (9)
  5. 10. A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae (4)
  6. 12. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family (7)
  7. 13. An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements (6)
  8. 14. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)

Down

  1. 2. A fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC (9)
  2. 3. Navigational instrument for finding directions (7)
  3. 5. One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment (6)
  4. 6. A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft (plural) (8)
  5. 9. Text handwritten in the style of ___ matter (8)
  6. 11. Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper (plural) (5)