Across
- 2. a form of government in which the ruler holds total power.
- 5. right to rule, which ancient Chinese rulers were believed to have received from the gods
- 7. Chinese medicinal practice that involves insertion of needles into designated parts of the body to release energy for healing
- 8. fertile soil carried as sediment in river water.
Down
- 1. used by Chinese priests, who wrote questions on the shoulder bones of cattle or the bottom of tortoise shells.
- 3. a system that administers the government on a day-to-day basis, and whose members are usually appointed on the basis of competitive examinations.
- 4. an artful form of writing originated by the Chinese, which used carefully made brush strokes.
- 6. (LES) extraordinarily fertile soil
