Chapter 7: Ancient China

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