Unit 2: Global Tapestry Terms

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Across
  1. 2. any system where groups of people are ranked one above another
  2. 5. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
  3. 6. the creation of written laws
  4. 10. when a small group runs the government
  5. 13. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
  6. 15. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress
  7. 17. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced
  8. 19. when the people elect representatives to make decisions
  9. 20. when culture spreads to other places
  10. 22. a very small country, made up of one city
  11. 23. a line of hereditary rulers of a country
  12. 26. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
Down
  1. 1. a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century
  2. 3. the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill
  3. 4. machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge
  4. 5. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
  5. 7. a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
  6. 8. Latin alphabet, Chinese characters, Arabic alphabet, Devanagari, The Bengali alphabet
  7. 9. the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods
  8. 11. a country ruled by religious leaders
  9. 12. the belief in or worship of more than one god
  10. 14. the time period when people learned to farm
  11. 16. a system of social hierarchy specific to India, which still exists today
  12. 18. a form of government with a monarch at the head
  13. 21. systems of organization such as government, religion, social structure, and economic systems and trade networks
  14. 24. the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
  15. 25. when people make decisions through voting