Ancient Chinese Dynasties

8. born in China in 602 to a family of scholars; studied Confucian thought but was converted to Buddhism.
9. Silk Road linked China with this empire
12. One of China’s great emperors,ruled for 54 years during the Han dynasty
13. a religion, a philosophy, an ethical way of life, or even a tradition of learning.
15. the longest-ruling dynasty in China’s history
17. a linked series of defensive walls, watchtowers, and natural barriers
18. a command, usually an official order, that grants rights
19. earliest philosopher of Chinese Daoism
22. first Chinese emperor who unified China in 221 BCE
23. philosopher whose ethical teachings influenced not only China but also most of East Asia, and continue to do so today.
24. group of nomadic people from central Asia who invaded southeastern Europe
25. system of caravan tracts that connected ancient China to civilizations to the west.

1. a male leader of an empire or a ruler who has total power in a country or region
2. a hierarchical system in which work flows through a set chain of command.
3. dynasty which had a huge impact on the formation of the Chinese nation. In fact Qin (pronounced CHIN) was used to create the name China.
4. led by Liu Bang who overthrew the short-lived Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE)
5. a form of government based on land ownership used during the Zhou Dynasty
6. a form of government or public administration in which people are chosen for their jobs based on their merits
7. time period when 7 feudal states engaged in a power struggle during the Zhou Dynasty
10. best known for his 25-year journey to Mongolia and China with his father and uncle
11. a complex of buildings and palaces that were built in Beijing, China, in the 1400s
14. way of thinking that gave Heaven the right to rule
16. a series of leaders from one family
20. dynasty born when the Warring States period in China was brought to an end
21. established himself as the first Han emperor.