A bronze structure used to cook meat for sacrifices to ancestors

A plant fiber used to make paper, baskets, and fabrics

Animal bones or turtle shells which were used to predict fortunes

The earliest Chinese dynasty that began ruling around 1500 BC

The Chinese dynasty that began ruling around 1000 BC and was the longest lasting dynasty

The dynasty that began ruling in China around 220 BC from which China got its name

A Chinese philosopher whose ideas and teaching influenced much of China's classical age

A belief that ancestral spirits live on and have powers to help or punish those that are still alive

The belief that a king had the right to rule because it was given to him by Heaven

A Chinese system of philosophy that promotes submission and "the way"

A political system where the ruler provides protection in exchange for service to the government

Time period in China's history that is believed to be the high point for cultural development and achievement

The belief that people are by nature evil and must be controlled by strict laws

Managing of government through departments and appointed officials

A trade route stretching from China to Rome in the west, which led to the beginning of globalization

A scholar who devotes themselves to the pursuit of earthly wisdom

A wise saying that expresses a simply truth

Considered China's "first emperor", belonging to the Qin dynasty

A fortified structure covering fourteen hundred miles, meant to keep out invaders