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Across 2. Chinese belief that heaven, choose the rightful ruler for the country. (3 Words) 3. established in 124 B.C.E., a center for the training of Confucianism (2 Words) 4. China’s first historic dynasty, records date to 1200 B.C.E (2 Words) 6. Nomadic people of Northern China 9. Historian and author of Lessons for Women (2 Words) 11. Chinese belief system dating back to 300 B.C.E First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty—first ruler to unify china 12. Term for the main tenets of Confucius, which emphasized the role of ritual in bringing out people’s inner humanity 13. First Dynasty to rules over unified China (2 Words) 14. Teacher who made his living tutoring students; known only through the Analects 15. Successor dynasty to the Shang that gained the Mandate of Heaven (2 Words)

Down 1. Belief in China that past ancestors could intercede in human affairs on behalf of the living (2 Words) 5. Author Records of the Grand Historian (2 Words) 7. Earliest surviving written records in China, scratched onto cattle shoulder blades or turtle shells (2 Words) 8. Chinese school of thought that based promotion on merit rather than family or connections 10. Immediate successor to the Qin Dynasty (2 Words)