Ancient China
Across
- 1. Strong fibre made by silkworms or spiders
- 6. fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups
- 7. System of thought and behavior
- 9. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
- 10. Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period
- 13. a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- 16. A kinda legendary Chinese Taoist philosopher
- 17. idea that in order for a ruler to maintain order in society, people must obey a set of strict laws and those in authority
- 18. Founder of the Qin dynasty
- 19. mineral used as jewellery or for ornaments. It is typically green,
Down
- 2. a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. Ten percent of Earth's land area is covered by loess or similar deposits.
- 3. Respect for someones parents, elders and ancestors
- 4. an imperial dynasty of China, established by Liu Bang
- 5. Pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron for a form of divination in China
- 6. A vast arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia.
- 8. a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.
- 11. Combination of legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs
- 12. a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers
- 14. Thin needles are inserted in the body to give medicine which is traditionally from China
- 15. Measures earthquakes