Ancient China Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature
  2. 5. a network of roads along which traders traveled
  3. 8. the dynasty that ruled China from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., the period following the Qin dynasty
  4. 9. spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture
  5. 11. a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia
  6. 13. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
  7. 14. location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China's first civilization
  8. 15. a line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty
  9. 16. a power or law believed to be granted by the heavens
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  1. 1. one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.
  2. 3. a stone-and-earth wall about 1,500 miles long, first built during the Qin dynasty to defend China’s northern boundary
  3. 4. a region in the Huang He River valley, where Chinese civilization began
  4. 6. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
  5. 7. the first emperor to rule a united China, from 221 to 210 B.C.E.
  6. 10. a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors
  7. 12. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws