Early Dynasties
Across
- 4. writings on shells to try to tell the future
- 6. when one family rules a country or region over a long period of time
- 9. the second Chinese dynasty
- 13. the symbol for balance
- 14. thought that the emperor should lead by example
- 17. a mountain range in the southwest side of China
- 20. switching which plants go where each year so the soil stays nutrient-rich
- 22. the time after the Zhou where there were 7 kingdoms fighting each other
Down
- 1. a wall that surrounds the country and gives protection to the Chinese people
- 2. the metal the Zhou used for their tools and weapons
- 3. a better way to transport weapons and people during battle during the Shang
- 5. the continent that China is in
- 7. the idea that God chooses who is the next emperor
- 8. the Chinese name for the Yellow River
- 10. the first Shang emperor
- 11. what farmers use to help know when the best time to plant crops is
- 12. the first dynasty
- 15. trade routes that go through China
- 16. a desert in the west of China that is super windy and cold
- 18. the dynasty we are learning about tomorrow
- 19. the metal the Shang used to create tools and weapons
- 21. Laozi’s idea that people should live in harmony with the earth