Ancient China

5. /Chinese farmers grew this along the Chang Jiang Valley by 7000 BC.
8. Dynasty /This dynasty lowered taxes, reduced punishments, and made Confucianism official government policy. They made advancements in art, literature (created paper), medicine and science.
9. Mountains /Mountain range in the Southwestern part of China which separated China from India.
11. /Largest continent.
13. /The ideas of Confucius; a guiding force in human behavior and religious understanding in China
14. bones /Bones used to make a prophesy about the future.
16. Dynasty /This dynasty built the first flood control channels in China. According to ancient stories, this dynasty was founded by Yu the Great.
18. /Yellow soil. This is how the Yellow River got its name.
20. Desert /Vast desert in the Northern part of China which created a barrier to isolate the Chinese from interactions with the people in the North.
21. /a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell time. An early form of a clock. Invented by the Han Dynasty.

1. Chinese view that China is "the center of the universe".
2. /Middle Kingdom.
3. Wall of China /Made by Qin to secure his rule
4. /a large country with different geographical features.
6. /Group of people who claim a common ancestor.
7. /an early Chinese belief that stressed living in HARMONY with the universe. Daoists believe people should be like "water." This religion regarded humans as just a part of nature, not superior to anything.
10. Ocean /Eastern boundary of China.
12. /thick jungles that separated China in the Southeast from the rest of Southeast Asia
15. /the most famous Daoist teacher and is credited with writing the basic text of Daoism, The Way and Its Power.
17. Dynasty /This dynasty was est. in the 1500s BC., they created China's first writing system with symbols that express words or ideas.
19. Road /Trade route connecting China to Rome.