Ancient China Crossword Puzzle

2. a method of inserting needles into the skin to stop pain and cure disease
3. China’s earliest written records that often told predictions for the future
4. a dusty material that forms soil and makes the Huang He River yellow
7. a set of beliefs about how to live
10. the ideas and teachings of Confucius
14. the right to rule
16. founder of Daoism
17. belief that people must be controlled with a strong leader and legal system
18. important philosopher and teacher in Chinese history
19. a tool that measures and detects earthquakes
20. He River: Chinese river that often floods; also known as the Yellow River
21. respect for one’s parents and elders

1. first emperor and leader who unified China
5. a group of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia and the west
6. a philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao
8. a harsh desert covering much of Northern China
9. China’s main export along the silk road and made from silkworms
11. a wall built along the northern border to help defend China
12. a gemstone often used to make jewelry and art
13. a social system in which lords governed land farmed by peasants
15. a group of rulers from the same family
18. longest Chinese river that runs through central China; also known as the Yangtze River