Across
- 5. This cycle explains the fall and rise of rulers in china
- 6. Major Beliefs Humans are good, not bad.
- 9. They served under a ________ of heaven (approval of the gods) only as long as their rule was fair
- 10. _____ cloth (made from the cocoons of silkworms)
- 11. Nomadic invaders from the North Raided Chinese settlements Skilled horseman and warriors
Down
- 1. Water wheels were used to bring river water to the fields
- 2. China’s most influential philosopher Wanted to restore good government, social order, aConfucianismo China
- 3. Founded by Laozi To attain happiness one must live in harmony with the “Tao.” Tao: a universal force that guides all things.
- 4. The earliest evidence of Chinese writing is found on _______ bones
- 5. China was ruled by a succession of ruling families called ________ (Early dynasties: Shang and Zhou)
- 7. ________ Worship. The Chinese believed that the spirits of family ancestors could bring good fortune or disaster They paid respect to family ancestors and made sacrifices in their honor
- 8. This river is also known as the Huang-he river.