Ancient China Vocabulary

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