Ancient China Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a method of inserting needles into the skin to stop pain and cure disease
  2. 3. China’s earliest written records that often told predictions for the future
  3. 4. a dusty material that forms soil and makes the Huang He River yellow
  4. 7. a set of beliefs about how to live
  5. 10. the ideas and teachings of Confucius
  6. 14. the right to rule
  7. 16. founder of Daoism
  8. 17. belief that people must be controlled with a strong leader and legal system
  9. 18. important philosopher and teacher in Chinese history
  10. 19. a tool that measures and detects earthquakes
  11. 20. He River: Chinese river that often floods; also known as the Yellow River
  12. 21. respect for one’s parents and elders
Down
  1. 1. first emperor and leader who unified China
  2. 5. a group of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia and the west
  3. 6. a philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao
  4. 8. a harsh desert covering much of Northern China
  5. 9. China’s main export along the silk road and made from silkworms
  6. 11. a wall built along the northern border to help defend China
  7. 12. a gemstone often used to make jewelry and art
  8. 13. a social system in which lords governed land farmed by peasants
  9. 15. a group of rulers from the same family
  10. 18. longest Chinese river that runs through central China; also known as the Yangtze River