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| 1. | These are any of the several arts of combat and self-defense, such as karate and judo, that are widely practiced as a sport. (2 words) |
| 2. | Cultivation of this plant that produces an edible grain originated as early as 10,000 BC in Asia. This plant is the main staple for Chinese as well as for people from other countries in the world. |
| 3. | This independent and democratic state, an island in East Asia, has a disputed political relationship with China. |
| 5. | This ancient counting frame uses beads and wooden columns. Each bead in the upper panel equals 5 beads in the lower panel. |
| 7. | This city is the capital of China. |
| 10. | The Great Wall is located in this country. |
| 11. | The ____ River is the longest river in Asia and the third largest river in the world. |
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| 4. | This is artistic or elegant handwriting or lettering. Children learn to paint this with large brushes using special ink and paper. |
| 6. | This place is almost completely surrounded by mountain ranges (including the Himalayas in the south and the Kunlan in the north). It is largely a plateau averaging 16,000 feet in height. One of the people most commonly associated with this place would be the Dalai Lama. |
| 8. | Bamboo makes up 99% of this animal's diet. This animal is a member of the bear family. |
| 9. | Russia and China are the two biggest countries in this continent. |
| 12. | The most important annual holiday in China. (2 words) |
| 13. | This comes from cured leaves and leaf buds of a white-flowered shrub widely grown in eastern and southern Asia. This beverage is consumed by more people and in greater quantity than any beverage except water. China, where this plant is grown in family plots, is the largest grower in the world. This was cultivated in China in prehistoric times and was probably first used as a vegetable relish and medicinally. |
| 14. | In the United States, Chinese restaurants like to give this after a meal. You will not find these in China though! (2 words) |
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