Ancient Chinese Geography/Culture

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Across
  1. 3. -philosophy that teaches the need for strong laws and harsh punishments
  2. 4. -the spreading of customs and ideas
  3. 6. -a term for giving utmost respect to parents and elders
  4. 8. -defeated the Shang dynasty to become the second ruling family
  5. 10. -the founder of Daoism
  6. 12. -landforms and water features created natural _________ around Ancient China, which helped to keep invaders out
  7. 14. -like Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient China was a _____________ valley civilization
  8. 15. -river, also known as the Chang Jiang
  9. 18. -philosophy that teaches the need for respect and proper conduct
  10. 21. -mountain range along the southwestern China border
  11. 22. -nickname for trading routes of Ancient Asia
  12. 23. -the belief that leaders rule by the favor of the gods
  13. 26. -his teachings are collected in a book called The _____________
  14. 27. -government system in which individuals hold offices and rule certain areas or functions of a country
  15. 29. -the first dynasty in Ancient China
  16. 32. -Chinese invention that made it possible to move heavy loads by hand
Down
  1. 1. -used by Shang priests to ask questions of the gods
  2. 2. -the two forces, represented as black and white that are always interacting
  3. 5. -Chinese writing is based on these simple images
  4. 7. -a system of thinking
  5. 9. -the term for the rise and fall of China's ruling families
  6. 11. -Mt. ___________ is the tallest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas
  7. 13. -state in ancient china that scholars believe led to the name "China"
  8. 16. -desert along the northern China and southern Mongolia border
  9. 17. -landforms, like mountains and deserts, that kept invaders out of early China
  10. 19. -luxurious fabric, made by moths and traded by the Ancient Chinese
  11. 20. -another word for a monarchy
  12. 24. -also known as the Yellow River
  13. 25. -The ___________ ____________ was built to further keep invaders out of Ancient China
  14. 28. -grain crops like wheat, millet and _______ were the largest sources of agricultural trade
  15. 30. -philosphy that teaches the importance of nature and the presence of a universal force
  16. 31. -the other, lesser-known, desert on the border of China