Ancient China Crossword

The river also known as the Yellow River that gets its name from the yellow soil it carries
The river also known as the Yangtze River that flows east across central China
China’s first capital built by the Shang
A time with rulers that became powerful because they had land and strong armies which started in 1750 B.C.
A line of rulers who belong to the same family
Nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned
A bone that priests would scratch questions on and then place hot metal rods inside them, making them crack. They would interpret the cracks
Characters that stand for objects
Characters that join two or more pictographs to represent an idea
A Chinese network of trade routes that carried goods far and wide which was established in A.D. 100
The dynasty that the first rulers were probably part of that we know little about
An aristocrat who led a rebellion against the Shang and started a new dynasty
The longest dynasty in Chinese history which was created in 1045 B.C.
The proper “Way”
A group made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
A heavenly law that gave Zhou kings the power to rule.
The battle between states that went on for almost 200 years which started in 403 B.C.
People who share a similar position in society. The Chinese had 3 main ones.
Something that Chinese families practiced and taught that children should have respect for parents and older relatives, and the head of the family was most important
The theory saying that people should put the needs of their family and community first and that men with a talent for governing should work in it
China’s first great thinker and teacher who wanted to bring peace to society and end problems. He died in 479 B.C. but his ideas spread
The old master who lived around the same time as Confucius yet scholars are not sure if he was a real person. But the ideas from his became popular between 500-300 B.C.
The theory saying that people should give up worldly desires because of nature and the Dao
The scholar that developed Legalism in the 200s B.C. and unlike Confucius and Laozi, he taught that humans were naturally evil
The theory saying that society needed a system of harsh laws and strict punishment to get people to do their duty