Across
- 3. A philosophy teaching respect for family, social order, and proper behavior.
- 6. A philosophy encouraging harmony with nature and a simple, peaceful life.
- 7. Piety: Respect and obedience to one’s parents and elders, a key idea in Confucianism.
- 8. The highest mountain range in the world, forming a natural border in southern China.
- 9. of Heaven: Ancient Chinese belief that rulers had divine approval to rule and could lose it through bad leadership.
Down
- 1. A valuable fabric invented in China and widely traded along the Silk Road.
- 2. An explosive Chinese invention used in fireworks and warfare.
- 3. Diffusion: The spread of ideas, beliefs, customs, and goods between cultures.
- 4. Roads: A network of trade routes connecting China with Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- 5. A group of traders traveling together for safety across long trade routes.
- 8. He : River known as the 'cradle of Chinese civilization'; essential for farming in early China.