World History Crossword
Across
- 3. economic system of trade where a country emphasizes exports over imports
- 4. famous Muslim traveler who wrote detailed accounts of his travels
- 7. type of ship originating from China that contributed to exploration and trade by the Chinese in the Indian Ocean
- 10. modernization movement in Japan with cautious adaptation of some Western culture
- 14. belief that all nations have the right to self-rule; pride in one’s country
- 16. meeting among European powers where the “scramble for Africa” occurs
- 17. former leader of France who came to power after the French Revolution and conquered much of Europe
- 18. liberator of much of Spanish South America, including Gran Colombia
- 19. genocide that occurred under Hitler’s rule in Germany, plan to purify Germany to just the Aryan race
- 20. the Sunni gunpowder empire that was located in much of present-day Iran
Down
- 1. practice in China to bind the feet of women; symbol of their oppression (Maeve’s favorite)
- 2. political system of knights, lords and peasants which was implement in Europe during its Dark Ages
- 5. peaceful, spiritual leader of the indepence movement in India
- 6. communist leader in Vietnam during the Cold War
- 8. form of authoritarian government characterized by a totalitarian, one-party system (hint: Hitler)
- 9. building in Mecca which holds the Black Stone; where the hijra goes to
- 11. important Enlightened thinker in the French Revolution who led as part of the Reign of Terror
- 12. leader of the Mali Empire who converted to Islam and took the hijra to Mecca
- 13. central Chinese religion that is tested on the Civil Service Exams
- 15. Queen of France during the French Revolution; she was beheaded