History and Culture Crossword
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- 3. Which Indian classical text is considered the oldest treatise on performing arts?
- 6. Which Japanese theatre form uses masks and highly stylized movement?
- 7. Which European medieval code of conduct was followed by knights?
- 11. The UNESCO heritage site known as the “Lost City of Petra” is in which country?
- 12. Which Russian author wrote War and Peace?
- 15. Which Polynesian navigators settled New Zealand?
- 16. Which Roman gladiator led a major slave revolt against the empire?
- 17. Which Renaissance artist painted The School of Athens?
- 20. The Viking writing system made up of angular letters is called?
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- 1. Which Mauryan ruler was known as ‘Amitrochates’ in Greek texts?
- 2. Which Kushan king patronized the Gandhara School of Art?
- 4. Which Norse god wielded a hammer called Mjölnir?
- 5. The sacred text of Zoroastrianism is the?
- 8. Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
- 9. Which city was buried under volcanic ash after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE?
- 10. The Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and precursor to Halloween is?
- 13. Which Gupta-era playwright authored Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart)?
- 14. Which Mughal ruler patronized the miniature painter Ustad Mansur?
- 18. Which battle in 1576 saw Rajput forces resist Akbar under Maharana Pratap?
- 19. Which South American civilization built Machu Picchu?