The First Chinese Empires Crossword
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- 2. A Chinese school of thought with the goal of finding harmony and balance, allowing you to achieve the Dao.
- 3. The creator of Confucianism. He believed strongly in filial piety.
- 8. The creator of Legalism. He believed that the nature of man was evil.
- 9. The creator of Daoism. Historians are not entirely sure if he is real.
- 11. The Chinese dynasty that lasted from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D.; was one of China's greatest and longest lasting dynasties.
- 14. A combination of paths that were used as trading routes.
- 15. The government in power.
- 17. What Qin Shihuangdi used one-third of the nation's income to make these for his protection in the afterlife.
- 20. The type of central government used in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
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- 1. A Chinese school of thought with the goals of a good government/social order, and that people should accept their place in society.
- 4. The founder of the Qin Dynasty. He used Legalism while ruling his dynasty.
- 5. Used to protect China from the Xiongnu.
- 6. Lasted from 221 B.C. to 206 B.C. who rose to power through gradually defeating opponents by killing them and taking their land.
- 7. Where the teachings of Confucianism are kept.
- 10. An organized system of thought.
- 12. A Chinese school of thought with the goal of using a strong leader to control the people and suppress their evil nature.
- 13. The duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family.
- 16. According to Daoism, everybody and everything has has one to follow with rules that they have to live by.
- 18. Wrote major histories about the period of the Han Dynasty.
- 19. The founder of the Han Dynasty. He used Confucianism while ruling his dynasty.