Chapter 7: Ancient China
Across
- 2. a ruler of an empire
- 4. a series of international trade routes also one of China's great legacies.
- 7. a type of government that appointed officials ran the bureaus, or offices.
- 10. traveling in groups
- 12. a dynasty that seized control in 202 BCE.
- 13. "first emperor" of China.
- 15. baked clay
- 18. emphasizes order through strong government
- 19. warring states ended when the leader of the _____ kingdom defeated all other kingdoms around 221 BCE.
- 20. By 475 BCE, China had descended into a time of constant war called the __________
- 22. animal bones used to consult the many gods the Shang people worshipped.
- 23. exchanged items for other goods
- 25. ideas that spread from one culture to another
- 27. the other great river of China (south)
Down
- 1. living in harmony with nature and the Dao.
- 3. anything to do with the sea
- 5. respect children owe their parents and ancestors.
- 6. the pattern in the rise and fall of dynasties in China
- 8. a guiding force for rulers. They believed that a king could rule only as long as the gods believed he was worthy.
- 9. overthrew the Shang and became China's longest ruling dynasty, lasting about 800 years.
- 11. Confucius' teachings focused on duties and responsibilities in the following five relationships: father and son, older brother and younger brother, husband and wife, friend and friend, and ruler and subject.
- 13. one of the most valued inventions is the beautiful textile, or cloth
- 14. to be cut off
- 16. poor farmers
- 17. a line of rulers from the same family
- 21. a famous construction project of China that was built by forced labor and funded by high taxes (you can go to visit it today!).
- 24. one of China's great rivers (north)
- 26. emerged along the banks of the Huang He River around 1600 bce.