Across
- 2. something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange
- 7. a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
- 9. farmer a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
- 12. a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
- 13. rich, yellow soil
- 14. practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain
- 15. a story about mythical beings or events
- 17. a person that someone is descended from
- 18. the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
- 20. people who have a similar standing or rank in society based on wealth, education, power and other valued resources
Down
- 1. a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area
- 3. a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
- 4. a wheel made to turn by the water flowing against it
- 5. an official who watches others for correct behavior
- 6. the administrative service of a government
- 8. a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
- 10. a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
- 11. the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
- 16. a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
- 19. connected China, India, and the Middle East.; traded goods and helped to spread culture.