Ancient China

4. The 12 year cycle.
5. Boys were more valued than girls because they carried on the _______________ ___________ .
6. Author of the Art of War.
7. Important river in central China.
13. Palace staff that had their testicles removed.
15. Noble marriages were ______________ .
16. China’s first emperor (full name).
19. Dynasty that came after the Qin dynasty.
20. Women had to ______________ their fathers and husbands.
21. Sculptures buried with Emperor Qin.
26. Climate of northern China.
27. Confucius taught that men were _______________ to women.
28. The Emperor traditionally wore a yellow robe adorned with 9 ____________ .
30. Chinese society was __________________ (Hint: men were more important than women).
32. Emperor Qin made a _________________ government.
33. Important river in the north of China.
34. Philosophy based off the belief there is light and dark in everyone.
35. The merchant class.
36. Linked the West with the East.
38. Class consisting of scholars and educated officials.

1. The majority of the Chinese population were ______________ .
2. Philosophy based on the idea that there are those who ruled, and those that were ruled.
3. Emperor Qin was disliked by the people due to the imposition of heavy __________ .
8. The mother of young Emperors.
9. Prior to the unification of China, China was split up into __________________ ______________ .
10. Religion based off of equality.
11. The class that contained the artisans and craftsmen.
12. Ancient Chinese religion focused on ________________ _______________ .
14. The Emperor’s right to rule was known as the _________________ _____ ___________ .
17. The official title of the Emperor.
18. Ancient Chinese society was split into a __________________ .
22. The afterlife was a ___________________ of life on Earth.
23. Climate of southern China.
24. The class that contained the farmers and peasants.
25. Major construction project during the Qin dynasty.
29. Famous writer who lived during the Zhou period.
30. The purpose of the sculptures buried with Emperor Qin was to _______________ him in the afterlife.
31. The model of government under Qin was based on ________________ .
37. Chinese mythology was based on _____________ , which saw the land as alive.