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1. considered the Golden Age of Islam
4. a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation
6. Japanese Religion marked by veneration of Ancestors and Mature Spirits
7. an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality.
10. Prophet of Islanm
13. Society dominated by males
15. the other defining river of Mesopotamia
18. Indian empire between c. 324 or 321 – c. 297 BCE
19. the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

2. the larger of the two main branches of Islam
3. the first written language
5. Golden Age of Japanese culture, highly influenced by China
6. the branch that believes the Caliph should be a descendant of Muhammed
8. the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
9. Ancient Japanese Honored Warrior Class
11. holy text of Islam
12. Only ruler of Egypt
14. an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service
16. each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
17. the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler regarded as the successor of Muhammad