Ancient China

2. a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea
3. the spread of ideas, goods, and technology from one culture to another
6. (259-210 BC) Ruler of China
7. moral values
11. the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
12. the Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
14. a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief
15. a barrier made of walls across China's northern hemisphere

1. a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucious that focuses on morality
4. a prediction by a wise person, or a person who makes a predicton
5. a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
8. a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day
9. a hard gemstone often used in jewelry
10. a farmer with a small farm
13. a soft, light, and highly valued developed in China