Ancient China

4. A hard gemstone commonly used in jewelry
7. a person of high rank who owns land but still owes loyalty to his king
9. Ruler of China, united China, began the great wall of china, imposed a standard system of laws, money, weights, and a writing system
10. a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius
12. a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time
14. a farmer with a small farm
15. A barrier made of walls across China's northern frontier
18. Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled

1. The spread of ideas, goods, and technology from one culture to another
2. A network of trade routes that stretch from China to the Mediterranean sea.
3. Chinese philosopher who emphasized ethical behavior for everyone, and the most influential teacher in Chinese history
5. the practice of inserting fine needles into the eskin to heal wounds and cure diseases
6. moral values
8. a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
11. a prediction by a wise person or a person who makes predictions
13. a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with Dao
16. Chinese philosopher, most famous daoist teacher, credited with writing daoism basic texts
17. Soft light and heavy fabric developed in china