Ancient China Vocabulary

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