Ancient China

1. China Plain, a region in the Huang He River valley, where Chinese civilizations began
6. the part of a country that borders another country or territory.
7. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
11. bone, piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors
13. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
15. Worship, honoring of ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the spirits of the dead
18. A stream or river that feeds into a larger stream, river, or lake
19. Dynasty, line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty

2. dynasty, the dynasty that ruled China from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., the period following the Qin dynasty
3. Wall, a stone-and-earth wall about 1,500 miles long, first built during the Qin dynasty to defend China’s northern boundary
4. route, a network of roads along which traders traveled
5. fertiles soil that yields bountiful grain crops
8. to make the same
9. able to live forever
10. The differences between people or things, when they are compared
12. to improve the quality of something.
14. diffusion, the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture
16. a large group of family members and friends
17. dynasty, one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.