Ancient China

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment (6)
  2. 4. A creature of Teutonic mythology (6)
  3. 6. Someone from whom you are descended (8)
  4. 8. A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia (8)
  5. 11. Philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life (6)
  6. 12. A major ___ of Asia in northern China (11)
  7. 13. The state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona (7)
  8. 14. A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae (4)

Down

  1. 1. Imperial dynasty that ruled China and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy (3)
  2. 3. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family (7)
  3. 5. A fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC (9)
  4. 7. Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis (9)
  5. 9. A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish (4)
  6. 10. The male ruler of an empire (7)