Across
- 1. group of families with a common ancestor
- 4. a therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain.
- 6. in ancient China, the right to rule given to a dynasty by Heaven, the highest force of nature
- 8. a system of government employees mainly selected for their ability.
- 9. payment from conquered peoples or to a more powerful country.
- 11. unchanging; not likely to give away
- 12. present in a region since ancient or prehistoric times.
- 14. a government controlled by one person who has not won a free election.
- 15. an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order.
- 16. intended for trade or other business.
- 17. of land, able to be used to grow crops.
- 19. describing a society in which almost all people belong to the same ethnic group.
- 20. devotion of children to their parents
- 21. to return to a former state.
- 23. a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe
- 24. characteristic of one person or thing
- 27. a narrow, confined area connecting one or more places.
- 28. to fill or be present in
- 29. general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for “love of wisdom”
Down
- 1. belief system based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius
- 2. series of trade routes that crossed Asia and connected China to the Mediterranean Sea
- 3. action that attempts to force a country to follow international law.
- 5. to limit or restrict.
- 7. long wall running east and west along the Chinese empire’s northern border.
- 10. In Japan, the reign of emperor Meiji from 1868 to 1912, which was marked by industrialization and modernization.
- 13. vast area of grasslands.
- 18. system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations.
- 22. Japanese religion based on the worship of spirits.
- 25. free from, not subject to
- 26. to stop or cancel the action of a government official or body.