Ancient China Vocabulary Worksheet

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Across
  1. 2. Belief that all men with a talent for governing should take part in government
  2. 5. "First Qin Emperor"
  3. 6. Characters that stand for objects
  4. 9. China's first great thinker and teacher
  5. 10. Scholar who developed the teachings of legalism
  6. 12. An additional type of character used in Chinese writing
  7. 15. The "Old Master"; Daoism is based on his teachings
  8. 16. "School of law"
  9. 17. The proper "Way"
  10. 19. Chinese philosophy that promotes a peaceful society
  11. 20. Appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
  12. 21. A man who led a rebellion against the Shang Dynasty
Down
  1. 1. Yangtze River
  2. 3. People were promoted based on merit
  3. 4. A formal order
  4. 7. People who share a similar position in society
  5. 8. Requires children to offer love, respect and support to their parents and elders
  6. 11. Nobles who wealth came from the land they owned
  7. 13. A line of rulers who belong to the same family
  8. 14. Trade route that carried Chinese goods to other far off locations
  9. 18. Yellow River