Chapter 1- Roots of the American People

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Across
  1. 3. A series of holy wars to win back the holy lands.
  2. 4. A ceremony where the host gives the guests gifts.
  3. 7. Native Americans lived different depending on their __________________.
  4. 9. An advanced culture in which people have developed cities, science and industries.
  5. 11. Under Feudalism, Kings would give land to lords in exchange for their _______________ service.
  6. 13. An ancient civilization from Mexico that developed art, government and written language.
  7. 17. Followers of Martin Luther's reform were called ______________.
  8. 19. The founder of Islam.
  9. 20. Islam spread rapidly through trade and _____________.
  10. 22. A form of government where people elect representatives to govern them.
  11. 24. Groups in the Southwestern tribes would have used this to help make their homes (sun dried)
  12. 26. In the Iroquois culture, women had great power including the ability to elect the tribal chief known as___________.
  13. 27. A system where a ruler grants parts of his land to lords.
Down
  1. 1. In the 1500s, most trade passed through the Arabian _________________.
  2. 2. _____________ dominated Aztec life. They often practiced human sacrifices.
  3. 4. The belief in MANY gods.
  4. 5. The land bridge theory suggests that a glacier stretched between Siberia and ________________.
  5. 6. Thick sheets of ice.
  6. 8. The Chinese empire was connected by highways, canals and a ______________ system.
  7. 10. A theory that suggests the earliest people migrated across Asia to North America over the now Bering Strait.
  8. 12. A method to water crops by channeling water from rivers or streams.
  9. 14. The first major world religion to teach monotheism
  10. 15. A rebirth of learning with new subjects and inventions.
  11. 16. The belief in ONE god.
  12. 18. Ways of life
  13. 19. Followers of Islam are called ________________.
  14. 21. The Chinese invented the magnetic ______________ to aid in navigation.
  15. 23. Extra.
  16. 25. Residing in South America, this group had the largest empire in the world.