Across
- 1. Name (and nickname) of the legendary leader of the Xia Dynasty
- 5. Much of what we know about the Shang comes from these-- which the Chinese used to try to predict the future
- 8. philosophy that started with the Zhou-- teachings about proper relationships and behavior come from it
- 10. China's first "official" dynasty that lasted about 500 years
- 12. The first part of the Zhou Dynasty and a time of relative peace
- 14. First "unofficial" dynasty in China since much of the information about it comes from legends
- 15. The Shang made religious items and weapons out of this metal
- 16. United people and started the Shang Dynasty after defeating the evil King Jie
- 18. Under the ______ system the emperor divided up the land and gave it to warlords who then collected taxes from farmers who worked the land
- 19. Divisions of land that were often ruled by the emperor's relatives or close friends
Down
- 2. He sat at the top of the feudal system and Chinese government
- 3. He was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty-- overthrew the last Shang emperor and took power
- 4. the first people in China settlers in the area around the _______ ________ Valley
- 6. Second part of the Zhou Dynasty when the capital was moved to eastern China
- 7. This was the longest dynasty in Chinese history
- 9. Idea that Chinese emperors received their powers from the gods-- started in the Zhou
- 11. The Zhou Dynasty ended at the start of the Period of _________ ___________ when different warlords fought each other for territory
- 13. This was the last state standing at the end of the Period of Warring States-- it will be the next dynasty
- 17. Religion/philosophy that focuses on nature and "going with the flow" that started during the Zhou