China's Roots

1. A special material which was used by the ancient chinese to predict the future.
4. Children had to respect their parents and older relatives.
5. This dynasty may be fourth, but China was still named after it.
6. Made up of appointed officials responsible for different areas of government.
9. This was built by farmers to protect China
11. This dynasty might be in third place, but it's the longest one in Chinese history.
14. One of the two schools of thought, and was favored by aristocrats and Qin Shihuangdi.
15. Led the rebellion against the Shang Dynasty, and created the Zhou dynasty.

2. Nobles whose wealth came from land ownership.
3. He created one of the two schools of thought, and part of his name was in it.
7. The ancient Chinese did not just worship gods and spirits they also worshipped us.
8. He was a scholar who founded the schools of thought that was favored by government officals and a ruler in China's shortest dynasty.
10. A peasant who became a military leader that overthrew the Qin dynasty, and founded the Han dynasty.
12. China's most valuable product to trade.
13. Ruled the Han dynasty and set up civil service examination.