Ancient China Topic 5 PG 181 Harris 4A
Across
- 5. orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language.
- 6. Road-A network of trade routes that crossed Asia.
- 8. fine,dustlike material that can form soil.
- 11. strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order.
- 14. were assigned to a position in the government.
- 15. new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- 18. art of beautiful writings.
- 20. to hold back water.
- 21. protective coating made from the sap of a special tree.
- 22. a single group controls the production of a good or service.
- 25. of the emperor, to create relations with kingdoms to the west.
- 26. written character that represents a complete word or phrase.
Down
- 1. rulers of small cities.
- 2. style of cooking.
- 3. tool to detect earthquakes.
- 4. Bones-The earliest written records from China from the Shang Dynasty.
- 7. pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC.
- 9. set rules that make things more similar.
- 10. Wall-A long wall running east and west along his empire's northern border to defend the empire from nomads living to the north.
- 12. Piety-The devotion of children to their parents.
- 13. Service-A system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge.
- 16. set of beliefs about the world and how to live.
- 17. of Heaven-The approval of Heaven needed by every Chinese emperor to justify and legitimize their rule.
- 19. therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain.
- 23. disorder and confusion.
- 24. many ideas he found dangerous or offensive.