Ancient China

3. Important crop and part of Chinese climate
4. statues that represented Shi Huangdi's real army, protected him in the afterlife
6. warm, wet
10. A valuable cloth first made in China
12. dry
14. yellow-brown soil

1. the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
2. Chinese philosopher and teacher; his belifs,known as Confucianism greatly influenced Chinese life
3. a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source
4. a wall to defend China from barbarians from the North
5. Conquered the Shang. Ruled for almost 1000 years
6. An ancient trade route between Europe and China
7. aka Yellow River. Muddiest river in the world and caused many deaths
8. founder of the Han dynasty
9. First civilization in China. Made good bronze work and created China's first writing system
11. China's longest river
13. imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy