Spring and Autumn Period + Warring States Period Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. — Battle where Eastern Jin defeated Former Qin
  2. 6. — Administrative system expanded to support war and control
  3. 7. — Confucian philosopher who argued human nature is selfish
  4. 10. — Powerful southern state with distinct culture
  5. 12. — Zhou era beginning after the capital moved east to Luoyang
  6. 13. — Weapon that changed battlefield balance
  7. 15. — Early Eastern Zhou period of declining royal power and interstate rivalry
  8. 17. — Northern state destroyed after defeat at Changping
  9. 22. — Term for the explosion of competing philosophies in this era
  10. 23. — Military treatise attributed to Sunzi
  11. 24. — Norms of ritual and proper behavior in Confucian thought
  12. 25. — Warring States battle where Qin annihilated Zhao’s army
  13. 28. — Western state that centralized reforms and ultimately unified China
  14. 29. — Dominant tactic in Warring States warfare
  15. 30. — Early major state that later fragmented into rivals
  16. 32. — Eastern state known for wealth and intellectual patronage
  17. 34. — Qin general associated with mass execution of Zhao soldiers
  18. 35. — Thinker who emphasized moral virtue, hierarchy, and ritual
Down
  1. 1. — Statesman who coordinated Eastern Jin strategy
  2. 2. — Later Eastern Zhou era marked by large-scale, decisive warfare
  3. 4. — Early Spring and Autumn battle between Wu and Chu
  4. 5. — Material increasingly used for weapons and tools
  5. 8. — Figure traditionally associated with Daoist philosophy
  6. 9. — Strategist linked to Wu military success
  7. 11. — Conflict involving full state mobilization
  8. 14. — Southern dynasty that survived through victory at Fei River
  9. 16. — Confucian philosopher who taught that human nature is good
  10. 18. — Ruler who claimed leadership among states during Spring and Autumn
  11. 19. — Philosopher who promoted universal love and merit-based rule
  12. 20. — Battle where Wu defeated Chu and captured its capital
  13. 21. — Northern state whose invasion collapsed at Fei River
  14. 26. — Legalist theorist whose ideas shaped Qin governance
  15. 27. — School advocating strict laws and centralized authority
  16. 31. — Philosophy stressing natural order and nonaction
  17. 33. — Ruler of Qi recognized as the first hegemon