Sophomore Puzzle: 8000 BCE to 1450

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Across
  1. 2. Founded by Tuareg. Major terminus of the Trans- Saharan trade and center of Islamic learning
  2. 4. Indian belief that a person's actions in their present lives will determine their place in the next life
  3. 6. Ancient trade routes through continental China
  4. 8. First document in England that limited the power of the government
  5. 12. Only woman emperor of China
  6. 16. A form of hierarchy, a type of social stratification in Southeast Asian cultures.
  7. 17. Who united most of Western Europe in the early 9th century
  8. 18. War between French and English over English ownership of French lands
  9. 21. Who was burnt at the stake for being a witch in the 100 years war
  10. 26. The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolutions
  11. 28. The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. (Predates the Neolithic Period)
  12. 30. Venetian who traveled to China and wrote his experience in Book of the Marvels of the World
  13. 32. King who conquered Babylonians
  14. 35. A set of laws that governed Ancient Babylonia.
  15. 36. Muslims who did not want heredity succession
  16. 38. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
  17. 39. This South American empire was founded in Peru in the 13th century
  18. 41. System of writing created by Egyptians that uses pictorial symbols to represent sounds, syllables, or concepts
  19. 43. Who created the largest land based empire
  20. 44. Emperor of Mali
  21. 47. He explored the Indian Ocean for China from 1405-1433
  22. 48. The Mongol dynasty of China
  23. 49. The Holy Roman Emperor who drowned on the way to a crusade was called Frederick ________
Down
  1. 1. Pieces of lands given to vassals by lords
  2. 3. A government ruled by religion.
  3. 5. The belief of there being only one god.
  4. 7. Pilgrimage to Mecca
  5. 9. System of writing created by Sumerians in Mesopotamia; Uses wedge-shaped symbols for words and syllables
  6. 10. Code of moral principles required by samurai to follow
  7. 11. Where were the Rus who settled in modern day Russia and Ukraine original from
  8. 13. Embarked on a 16 year pilgrimage to India from China. Translator of Buddhist scriptures
  9. 14. Another name for the Black Death
  10. 15. The oldest monotheistic religions, founded by the prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran, over 3500 years ago.
  11. 19. The practice of people caring for and raising herds of livestock, to later use for food and supplies
  12. 20. A massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud bricks. It's associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities (Function unknown)
  13. 22. A large group of people that rule the government, but usually aren't elected officials.
  14. 23. Chinese sailing craft
  15. 24. Small independent state with an urban center and surrounding agricultural territory (Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Greece)
  16. 25. Wealthiest city in history
  17. 27. Event of 1054 which split Christianity into east and west or Orthodoxy and Catholicism
  18. 29. Also known as the Indo-Europeans, these people invaded the Khyber Pass region of Northern India around 1500 B.C.E.
  19. 31. Aztec capital
  20. 33. Japanese religion related to Buddhism and focusing on ancestors and nature
  21. 34. Yuan dynasty founded under him
  22. 37. Duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England
  23. 40. Greek term for a city-state
  24. 41. One of the first civilizations to settle down in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley.
  25. 42. Founded Ottoman Empire
  26. 45. Historical period characterized by by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances
  27. 46. Early Indian "knowledge" that was preserved and passed down orally by Brahmin priests, but eventually was written down