Ancient China Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A written character that represents a word.
  2. 4. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws.
  3. 5. A type of iron ore.
  4. 7. A place where water can be found in a desert.
  5. 8. A large group of friends and family.
  6. 11. A power or law believed to be granted by a god.
  7. 14. The man who became emperor over a united China from 221 to 210 BCE. He built the Great Wall of China and was considered both a strong and cruel leader.
  8. 15. A group of people traveling together.
  9. 17. To make the same.
  10. 19. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature. This philosophy is also spelled Taoism.
Down
  1. 1. A system of government based on landowners and tenants.
  2. 3. Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead.
  3. 6. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior.
  4. 9. Something that takes away the feeling of pain.
  5. 10. A form of government that is structured like a pyramid, with a few people at the top and many at the bottom.
  6. 11. Meat that comes from sheep.
  7. 12. A stream that feeds into a larger river.
  8. 13. A loose robe worn by men in Rome.
  9. 16. A network of trade routes that stretched more than 4,000 miles across Asia
  10. 18. Living away from one's native country.