1st Semester Crossword

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  1. 1. Any writing system that uses pictures to represent words or ideas (Chinese and Hieroglyphics are examples)
  2. 3. Extra food from farming
  3. 7. Greek poet known for the Iliad and the Odyssey
  4. 8. Invaders who came to India through a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush and brought the Vedas and the caste system
  5. 9. One family that rules for several generations
  6. 12. Dividing government responsibilities among different state officials, such as the satraps in Persia.
  7. 13. The Hindu and Buddhist belief that a person’s soul is reborn into another person after they die
  8. 16. Old Stone Age when humans invented simple tools, fire, hunting/gathering, and oral language
  9. 17. A government ruled by a few or a small group. Sparta had one.
  10. 20. Persian king who ended the Jewish Exile
  11. 21. A man-made object from the past
  12. 24. King of the Gods
  13. 26. The Hindu and Buddhist belief that good and bad deeds have future consequences
  14. 30. Egyptian paper made from reeds in the Nile delta
  15. 31. The ultimate goal of Hinduism that is the end of the caste system and reincarnation
  16. 32. Macedonian king who conquered Greece after the Peloponnesian war. Alexander's father.
  17. 33. Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon.
  18. 34. Rich soil that is left behind after a river floods
  19. 36. An archaeological site in England that started in the Neolithic Age and ended in the Bronze Age
  20. 38. A Greek city-state known for its militaristic society, located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula.
  21. 39. Greek god of the Sun
  22. 40. Belief in one god
  23. 41. Period when metal was first used by humans and writing was invented, ending “Prehistory”
  24. 43. Chinese belief in humility, a simple life, and harmony with nature
  25. 44. Chinese navigational invention that told people which way was North
  26. 46. Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama that teaches the 4 Noble Truths and 8-fold path
  27. 49. Greek mathematician best known for his geometric theorem for right triangles
  28. 50. Pyramid-shaped Sumerian temple
  29. 51. Greek city-state, located on the Balkan Peninsula, known for its focus on literature and education.
  30. 54. The pattern of rise and fall of one ruling family after another in China
  31. 55. Mauryan Emperor who spread Buddhism, built roads, and created free hospitals and veterinary clinics
  32. 58. Culture created by Alexander the Great which included a blend of Greek culture with Persian and Asian elements.
  33. 61. Spartan slaves who did all of the farming
  34. 62. The tombs of the Old Kingdom pharaohs in Egypt
  35. 64. The area of rich farmland that includes Mesopotamia, the Jordan Valley, and the Nile Valley
  36. 66. Queen of the Gods and Zues' wife. Known for her jealousy.
  37. 71. Philosopher credited with the Scientific Method and for tutoring Alexander the Great. His teacher was Plato.
  38. 73. Only method of getting food in the Paleolithic Era
  39. 78. New Stone Age when human invented agriculture, domestication, weaving and pottery
  40. 80. Hebrew leader who received the Ten Commandments, and led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
  41. 81. The belief in many gods
  42. 82. Persian religion that had a good god and an evil god.
  43. 83. Athens and Sparta fought against each other, Sparta won, but they were both weakened.
  44. 85. A chain of islands, such as Japan
  45. 86. Greek scientist and father of medicine. Doctors today take an oath named after him.
  46. 94. Father of the Hebrew people. Considered the founder of Judaism.
  47. 95. Time before writing
  48. 96. Undefeated general who conquered Persia and spread Greek culture. Conquered the Persian Empire
  49. 97. Polytheistic religion that started in India and is still India’s #1 religion
  50. 98. The world’s first written law code. Written in cuneiform and includes “and eye for an eye”
  51. 99. Farming
  52. 100. Built by Qin Shi Huangdi to defend against invaders from the north
  53. 101. Moral and religious law code of the Hebrews that was given to Moses
  54. 102. Government in which the rich people rule.
Down
  1. 1. Alliance formed between Sparta and other city-states
  2. 2. Government ruled by one person
  3. 4. Philosopher who was known for asking questions and who drank poison after being condemned for corrupting the youth of Greece.
  4. 5. The idea that Chinese kings were given the right to rule by the gods
  5. 6. A King in ancient Egypt
  6. 10. Requiring people to pass an exam to qualify for jobs in the government bureaucracy
  7. 11. Founded Buddhism and became known as the Buddha
  8. 14. Remains of something that used to be living
  9. 15. The practice of passing leadership down through a family (usually father to son)
  10. 18. Egyptian writing system
  11. 19. Athens and its allied city-states
  12. 22. Teachings of Buddhism: 1.Life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3.To end suffering, end desire 4. To end desire, follow the 8-fold path
  13. 23. Famous temple in Greece, located on the acropolis in Athens with a statue of Athena inside.
  14. 25. a group of nations under one government or ruler
  15. 27. Trade routes that carried silk, porcelain, and paper from China all the way to Rome
  16. 28. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  17. 29. World’s oldest work of literature. Written in cuneiform.
  18. 33. Scientist who studies past cultures by analyzing artifacts and fossils
  19. 35. Indian epic poem about Aryan invasions written during the Gupta Empire
  20. 37. Chinese belief that included ancestor worship, education, and a code of politeness
  21. 42. Followers of Judaism
  22. 45. An independent city that rules itself like a country
  23. 47. Holy writings of Judaism
  24. 48. The earliest Hindu holy writings, brought by Aryans
  25. 52. Metal made of tin and copper. It ended the Stone Age and began the Bronze Age
  26. 53. Greek ruler known for extending democracy in Athens and building the Parthenon during Greece’s golden age
  27. 56. Chinese invention that used wooden stamps and ink to copy words onto cloth or paper
  28. 57. Government where the person in charge obtained power illegally, usually with the support of the poor, leadership is not hereditary.
  29. 59. Symbol that represents opposites in balance for Confucianism and Taoism
  30. 60. Battle in the Persian war where Athens won and Pheidippides ran news of victory approximately 26 miles to Athens.
  31. 63. Japanese ethnic religion that included worship of nature spirits, ancestors, and the Japanese Emperor
  32. 65. Type of government in Athens in which all citizens voted on the laws and major government decisions.
  33. 67. Athens and Sparta were allies against a common enemy for control of the Aegean Sea. Greece won.
  34. 68. The wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians
  35. 69. Greek sculptor who sculpted the statute of Athena inside the Parthenon.
  36. 70. Rigid social system of in Hinduism that determined a person’s occupation
  37. 72. A system of ditches that brings water from a river to fields of crops
  38. 74. Scientific name for humans that means “wise man”
  39. 75. The monotheistic religion of the Hebrew people
  40. 76. Philosopher who was tutored by Socrates and who wrote the Republic (which described a perfect government).
  41. 77. The list of things Buddha said a person must have “right” to end suffering and reach enlightenment
  42. 79. The Persian War was fought partly over control of this sea
  43. 84. The ultimate goal of Buddhism that is the end of desire and reincarnation
  44. 87. Greek goddess of love and beauty
  45. 88. Government rule by religious leader(s)
  46. 89. Goddess of wisdom.
  47. 90. Free adult males in Greek city states. In Athens they could vote.
  48. 91. Person who moves in search of food
  49. 92. Invented by the Phoenicians and used symbols to represent sounds
  50. 93. Greek culture