East Asia

3. body of unelected government officials
7. an economic system where individuals and private businesses run most industries
8. the time of disorder following the collapse of the Han dynasty
10. philosophy begun in China that stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality
13. philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government
14. a hard gemstone often used in jewelry
15. a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

1. the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
2. a farmer with a small farm
4. an instrument that uses the earth’s magnetic field to indicate direction Grand Canal: a canal linking northern and southern China
5. service as a government official
6. moral values
9. economic and political system where the government owns all businesses and controls the economy
11. an educated member of the government
12. the control of a region or country by another country