China Vocabulary Crossword

a fine dust like material that can form soil
walls that hold back water
area animal bones or turtle shells carved with written characters that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future. The earliest written records from China are on these.
pictures that represent words or ideas
an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly
are military rulers of small states
total disorder and confusion
the era from about 475 B.C. to 221 B.C.
practices of honoring the spirits of the dead
the teachings of the thinker Confucius-one of the most important philosophies that developed in China
the devotion of children to their parents
an ancient Chinese way of life that emphasizes a simple and natural existance
a long wall running east and west along the empire's northern boarder
to set rules that make things more similar
a philosophy that people are bad by nature and need strict laws to control them