Ancient China

3. The first ancient dynasty.
5. Able to be plowed.
7. A giver and a destroyer.
9. This era saw the introduction of farming & animal domestication.
12. Effortless action.
13. “Self-power.” A government headed by an authority with unlimited power.
17. This philosophy provided a centralizing force of unity for the Qin dynasty.
18. This preceded the Qin wars of conquest.
19. In China, these tend to be based on humans rather than cosmic beings.

1. Unified China through extensive centralization & standardization reforms.
2. Semi-arid grasslands that support nomadic pastoralists.
4. This text encouraged students to return to a natural state in harmony with nature.
5. This text encouraged a healthy nation through the moral cultivation of its citizens.
6. A highly fertile sediment that enabled early Chinese civilization.
8. The Xiongnu & Mongols.
10. “The Roof of the World” is also known as “Asia’s water tower”.
11. The harmony of seemingly opposing forces.
14. Believed that political books were too dangerous to be in public hands & should be burned.
15. This dynasty succeeded the unpopular Qin.
16. A demarcation resulting from the consequences of China’s geography.