Across
- 2. A religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Siddhārtha Gautama that suffering is inherent in life
- 5. A strong glossy elastic fiber produced by silkworms and used to weave cloth
- 8. A series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups
- 10. Representing situations by pictures or objects by signs
- 12. Refers to a set of Chinese traditions and religions which emphasize living in harmony
- 13. An imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644
- 14. An explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal
- 16. first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography, established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him
- 18. Tells the direction you are going
Down
- 1. Confucian concept, practices of respect and caring for one's parents
- 3. Landowners who collected rent from farmers
- 4. Also known as the Yellow River
- 6. Strict laws to control peoples impulses
- 7. Also known as the Huang He
- 9. A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board
- 11. An ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality
- 15. simple picture-like labels as the indications of the meaning of concrete objects
- 17. believed to have been first cultivated around the Yangtze River Valley and Yellow River 11,000 years ago