Early Imperial China Crossword

A form of traditional Chinese medicine in which long, sharp needles are inserted under the skin to alleviate pain and promote healing.
Someone who works in the public service and is employed to carry out the day to day work of the government
A society that has developed towns and has complex forms of art, science, religion and government
The belief system of followers of Confucius's teachings.
'the way'; relates to a natural force and a way of living in harmony with it. Its followers are Daoists.
A man who has been castrated
a system in which the ruler owned all the land and subdivided it among important subjects in return for their loyalty and for taxes paid in money, goods or services.
describes a country unified under a government ruled by an emperor or empress
set of ideas that stressed obedience to the emperor and discouraged people from making unfavorable comparisons between past and present
a rich yellow soil made up of clay and silt
the idea that a leader could rule as long as the gods judged his actions to be in keeping with the natural order of the universe.
method of unarmed self-defence
the land between heaven and earth and the center of the world
a state of being, associated with buddhism
animal bones used in Shang dynasty ceremonies to gain advice from the gods
a viewpoint, or way of looking at and thinking about things
person who studies the truth and principles underlying knowledge and science
in daoism, two natural forces that must be in balance to maintain harmony in the universe
a dress-like piece of clothing that the Chinese would wear
peasant farmers and their families who were valued because they produced food for the whole nation