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Across 2. hired officials had to pass a test to prove they could do the work 4. waterway joining north & south China 6. inventor of the first "printer" 7. the "beginning" dynasty of Mongol-ruled China 11. named himself emperor over Mongol-ruled China 13. greatest Tang leader; reformed govt for the better 16. series of rulers from the same family 17. a ceramic material that is sometimes called china 18. guarded by the Chinese to keep the process a secret 20. nomads from central Asia who conquered China violently

Down 1. first leader of Mongol empire to take over China 3. installed the merit system for hiring officials 5. inspiration for many Chinese paintings 8. European explorer whose writings spread the fame of the Mongol riches 9. moving water from a source to crops 10. invented by the Chinese; used in fireworks and weapons 12. united north & south China 14. caused the Chinese to be able to focus on art and education 15. Chinese carved stamps and brushed in over them 19. the main crop for food in China