Qin and Han dynasty

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Across
  1. 2. the cyclical patter of rise, rule, fall, and replacement of ruling families
  2. 4. ancient Chinese spiritual tradition; living family member ritually pray to deceased relatives because it was believed that the deceased could communicate with heaven and thus bring fortune/misfortune
  3. 5. initially built by the Qin to protect Chinese merchants trading along the silk routes
  4. 6. the act of consolidating power under a central control
  5. 7. the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
  6. 8. the act of making or becoming a single unit
  7. 9. the act of consolidating power under a central control
Down
  1. 1. Chinese political concept; binding agreement between the ruler and the rule, that justified the power and authority a ruling family to be base on 'divine right'
  2. 3. Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization. (163)