Early China Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain
  2. 4. a person that someone is descended from
  3. 8. a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
  4. 9. the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
  5. 10. a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
  6. 12. a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
  7. 13. a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
  8. 14. a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
Down
  1. 1. an official who watches others for correct behavior
  2. 2. the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
  3. 5. something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange
  4. 6. a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
  5. 7. a group of non-elected government officials
  6. 11. a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area
  7. 14. Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule