Ancient China Crossword

A part or section of a country
The average weather conditions at a particular place
A place, usually in the desert, where water can be found.
A region in the Haung He River Valley, where Chinese civilization began.
A stream or river that feeds into a larger stream, river, or lake.
A location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasty, China's first civilization
One of the 1st Chinese dynasties (1700-1122 B.C.E)
A large group of family members and friends
A strong metal alloy made from copper
Honoring of ancestors through rituals like offering food to the spirits of the dead
A piece of bone/shell that is heated & cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king's ancestors
A line of rules in China (about 1045-256 B.C.E)
A power or law believed to be granted by a god
A system of government based on land-owners and tenants
A Chinese philosophy that emphasized proper behavior
A person who works for a government
A Chinese philosophy that emphasized living in harmony with nature
The Daoist concept of opposite forces of nature
A Chinese philosophy that emphasized strict obedience to laws
The 1st emperor to rule a united China (221-210 B.C.E.)
To make the same
A stone-and-earth wall about 1,500 miles long; 1st built to defend China's northern boundary
To remove or suppress ideas considered harmful or dangerous
Able to live forever
The dynasty that ruled China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E; followed Qin dynasty
A large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions
A business that manufactures particular products, such as silk
A network of trade routes that stretched for more than 4,000 miles across Asia
A network of roads along which traders traveled
A group of people traveling together
The spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture