Across
- 6. a region in the Huang He River valley, where Chinese civilization began
- 9. a part or section of a country
- 10. places, usually in a desert, where water can be found
- 11. location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China's first civilization
- 12. a system of government based on landowners and tenants
- 14. a person who works for a government
- 15. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
Down
- 1. a stream or river that feeds into a larger stream, river, or lake
- 2. the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature
- 3. a line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty
- 4. a power or law believed to be granted by the heavens
- 5. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
- 7. a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws
- 8. light, fertile soil that yields bountiful grain crops
- 13. one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.