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Ancient China Word Search
Free Ancient China word search puzzles to print or play online.
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The Great Wall
8 words to find
- WALL
- STONE
- TOWER
- GREAT
- LONG
- GUARD
- BRICK
- MOUNTAIN
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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12 printable Ancient China word search puzzles
12 puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include The Great Wall, Chinese Dynasties, Inventions and The First Emperor. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 12 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 4 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
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How to use these Ancient China word searches
Teachers can use these in an ancient civilizations unit, before a Lunar New Year lesson or as a station activity next to a map. Homeschool families can pair them with a book on the Silk Road, and history fans can take on the hard puzzles on the Han dynasty and the first emperor. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Ancient China word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these ancient china words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Ancient China word search
Every Ancient China puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 12 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Chinese Dynasties (medium) hides Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Wei, Sui, Jin and Liao as short names. It makes a good quick review after a timeline lesson.
Inventions (medium) includes paper, printing, gunpowder, the seismograph, the wheelbarrow, porcelain, the abacus and the crossbow, and Han Dynasty (hard) names people such as Cai Lun and Zhang Heng.
The hard puzzle The First Emperor includes Qin Shi Huang, the Terracotta Army, the mausoleum, the Great Wall and the standard weights, in a 16 by 16 grid with every direction.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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