Ancient China

2. a person who works for a government
5. a group of people traveling together
8. a large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions
11. the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture
13. the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture
16. the dynasty that ruled China from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., the period following the Qin dynasty
17. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
18. location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China's first civilization

1. the average weather conditions at a particular place
2. a large group of family members and friends
3. one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.
4. a number of like things ordered one after another
6. to set apart from other people or things
7. a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia
9. a business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk
10. a strong metal alloy made from copper
12. a line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty
14. a part or section of a country
15. the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature