Topic 9 Crossword
Across
- 3. a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe
- 5. to fill or be present in
- 7. to tend toward; to favor a direction
- 9. of land, able to be used to grow crops
- 11. devotion of children to their parents
- 12. the study of human population trends
- 15. payment from conquered peoples or to a more powerful country
- 18. present in a region since ancient or prehistoric times
- 21. group of families with a common ancestor
- 25. lack of enough nutrients from food
- 29. action that attempts to force a country to follow international law
- 31. a government controlled by one person who has not won a free election
- 32. in ancient China, the right to rule given to a dynasty by Heaven, the highest force of nature
- 33. an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order
- 34. the vast area of grasslands
- 36. the power produced by water-driven turbines
Down
- 1. a disagreement or debate
- 2. describing a society in which almost all people belong to the same ethnic group
- 4. a storage pool of water
- 6. system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations
- 8. to push to the limits of ability
- 10. free from or not subject to
- 13. a therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain
- 14. to limit or restrict
- 16. characteristic of one person or thing
- 17. dependent
- 19. unchanging; not likely to give way
- 20. belief system based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius
- 22. to stop or cancel the action of a government official or body
- 23. long wall running east and west along the Chinese empire's northern border
- 24. series of trade routes that crossed Asia and connected China to the Mediterranean Sea
- 26. Japanese religion based on the worship of spirits
- 27. general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"
- 28. tidal wave, or large wave that can flood coastal areas
- 30. a system of government employees mainly selected for their ability
- 35. a narrow, confined area connecting one or more places