Ancient China

1. The Han Believed that officials should win their appointments through ______________ and not birth.
5. Believed strict punishments should be used to keep order
7. Zhou rulers over took the Shang saying that they have lost the _______________
10. Believed a ruler should do as little as possible to keep order
11. Major river in China’s north
12. Terra Cotta warriors were used to guard Qin's _________
14. The Han made many inventions including ______________ and paper
15. The Qin ended _________ and appointed all government officials.
18. The Shang developed an early form of ________________ found on their pottery.
19. The Qin _________ all weights and measures, writing an currency.

1. Shang farmers grew ________________ which allowed the population to increase.
2. Believed a ruler should set a good example for their followers.
3. to become a government official during the Tang dynasty people had to pass a ______________
4. ______________believes people should retreat form the physical world through Meditation.
6. The Great Wall was built by conscripting _________
8. The Shang Kings had ________________ who ruled regions for them.
9. The Zhou introduced _______________ tools.
13. The North China Plain is ________________ allowing for crop growing.
16. The yin and yang symbolized in nature that everything was _________
17. Road network of trade routes for Chinese goods as far as Greece and Rome