Ancient China Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea in an early system of writing
  2. 4. The spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world
  3. 7. philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius (551–479 B.C.), as recorded in the collection called the Analects
  4. 8. the belief that a ruler should use the legal system to force people to obey laws.
  5. 9. the overland trade routes along which silk and other Chinese goods passed to Mesopotamia and Europe.
  6. 11. a belief system said to have begun with the sixth-century-B.C. philosopher Laozi. Daoism emphasizes living in harmony with nature
  7. 13. involving the continents of Europe and Asia.
  8. 14. a state of ancient China.
  9. 15. the pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties.
Down
  1. 1. an investigation of basic truths about the universe, based on logical reasoning.
  2. 3. Chinese dynasty begun in 202 B.C. by Liu Bang, which reunified China.
  3. 5. respect for one’s parents and ancestors— an important teaching of Confucianism.
  4. 6. a system of organized government departments staffed by appointed officials.
  5. 10. a Chinese ruler who came to power in 221 B.C. and unified and expanded China by ending internal battles and conquering rival states
  6. 12. an animal bone or turtle shell used by the Shang kings of China to communicate with and influence the gods.