Across
- 2. metal used during the Shang dynasty
- 4. common form of transportation in ancient China
- 5. Zhou kings believed their authority to rule came from here
- 6. supposed first dynasty of China; probably mythical
- 7. wind-blown silt
- 12. what the Chinese called people from outside China
- 13. type of system used by Shang and Zhou kings to govern their territory
- 14. these animals came into use during the Zhou dynasty
- 16. also called the Yellow River
- 18. this might be a sign that the emperor had lost his mandate
Down
- 1. also called the Chang Jiang
- 3. capital of Shang dynasty
- 5. mountain range in southwest China
- 8. first Chinese dynasty we have strong evidence for
- 9. type of bones used by priests to communicate with gods
- 10. dynasty that conquered the Shang
- 11. mountain range in northwest China
- 15. parcel of land given to noble from king
- 17. China's northern desert