Ancient China Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. -_____ emphasizes the family as the basic unit of society.
  2. 9. -_______ paid tribute to the emperor as a sign of loyalty.
  3. 10. system -The Zhou dynasty developed a _____ ______ instead of creating a centralized government.
  4. 11. -The Shang _______ was followed by the Zhou ______.
  5. 12. -________ symbols were used as the first Chinese writing system.
Down
  1. 1. -_____ became the official guiding principle for all of China under emperor Shihuangdi.
  2. 2. Right -The Zhou kings promoted the idea of ____ ____.
  3. 3. -The ________ of ancient China contained the emperor and aristocrats.
  4. 5. Piety -____ ____ is the most important virtue in Confucianism.
  5. 6. -Rulers were seen as having a ______ from heaven to rule.
  6. 7. -____ encouraged careful observation of the natural world.
  7. 8. -The _______ for “peace” in ancient China represented harmony.
  8. 11. -The ___ connects everything in the universe and keeps the world in balance.