Across
- 3. The first ancient dynasty.
- 4. Able to be plowed. China doesn’t have much of it.
- 9. Believed that political books were too dangerous to be in public hands & should be burned.
- 10. A giver and a destroyer.
- 11. The Xiongnu & Mongols.
- 13. Semi-arid grasslands that support nomadic pastoralists.
- 14. This dynasty succeeded the unpopular Qin.
- 15. A highly fertile sediment that enabled early Chinese civilization.
- 17. A demarcation resulting from the consequences of China’s geography.
- 18. “Self-power.” A government headed by an authority with unlimited power.
- 20. This era saw the introduction of farming & animal domestication.
Down
- 1. This philosophy provided a centralizing force of unity for the Qin dynasty.
- 2. This preceded the Qin wars of conquest.
- 5. “The Roof of the World” is also known as “Asia’s water tower”.
- 6. The harmony of seemingly opposing forces.
- 7. Effortless action.
- 8. This text encouraged students to return to a natural state in harmony with nature.
- 12. In China, these tend to be based on humans rather than cosmic beings.
- 16. Unified China through extensive centralization & standardization reforms.
- 19. This text encouraged a healthy nation through the moral cultivation of its citizens.