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China Crossword

Down: 2) people need respect, not fighting- a person in authority such as a ruler needs to set a good example 3) china was separated from rest of world by mountains and seas and thought they were center of world 4) period near the end of the eastern zhou dynasty when small kingdoms fought for control over one another until the qin dynasty emerged 5) located in east asia;built of soil deposits from the huang river;dry climate with only brief rain from summer monsoons 6) a religious philosophy-life should be lived in harmony with the nature;happiness comes from living a balanced life;lead simple and selfless lives 8) first produced by shang dynasty;imp since there were many chinese regional languages, so provided way to communicate;9) ruler and ruled;father and son;husband and wife;older brother and younger brother; friend and friend 11) the later part of the zhou dynasty's rule 12) where civilization in china began;farming villages developed here; second longest river in china; also called yellow river 14) the first civilization in china;chinas first cities;bronze work;writing system;17) women were lower than men and had to obey-their fathers in youth, their husbands in marriage and their sons in widowhood 18) a system of beliefs and values;; confucius never wrote down his teachings, his students gathered them after he died 19) closely related people that comprise the chinese family, the center of early chinese society-considered more important than the individual or the nation 21) jews and christians said and similar to confucius-do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself 23) ruled after warring states period of the zhou dynasty 26) yellow-brown soil carried by the huang river and deposited over the plains leading to carpet-like area of fertile soil 27) protective wall to hold back the waters and control flooding of huang river

Across: 1) another name for huang river because of destructive floods that could kill people and destroy land 7) the idea that rulers came to power because it was their destiny or fate; supported a leader's right to rule and a fathers right to rule his family 10) guided women's behavior-morality, modesty, proper speech,domestic skills 13) eventually conquered the shangs and ruled for over 1000 years 15) the earlier part of the zhou dynasty's rule 16) before confucius, government jobs given by power- after, based on merit, anyone could hold job if they passed exams; though still had to be able to read 20) inherited name passed down from father to child; shows the importance of the family in china 22) the group of people who carry out the work of the government;24) a grain grown in north china plain where loess deposits are; imp part of chinese diet for thousands of years 25) china's longest river 28) another name for huang river; because of the loess deposits over the plains 29) goal of confucius was to bring order to society and not fight; and to respect one another 30) a chinese teacher and philosopher;called kong fu zi or "master kong"31) the status of each person in the family;the center was usually the eldest man who had the most privilege and power

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