Chapter 8: Ancient China Crossword Puzzle Across 1. The Huang He is also know by this name (2 words) 4. Belief in a universal guiding force 6. Rise and fall of ruling families (2 words) 7. Term describing farm production regardless of crop 9. Overland trade routes (2 words) 11. Book of Confucius' teachings 12. Dynasty of first writing system 14. They spread because of trade 15. In 221 B.C., he began unifying China (2 words) Down 1. The balance of forces that interact with each other (3 words) 2. Belief in strong government 3. Respect for parents (2 words) 5. Early Chinese kings believed they contained messages from the gods (2 words) 8. The Martial Emperor 10. Invention that made books available 13. Dynasty that set up a bureaucracy Ancient Civilizations © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.