WORLD HISTORY
Across
- 6. A society where women, especially mothers, have power or leadership.
- 7. A continent that includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- 10. The way a group of people live, including their language, food, clothing, beliefs, and art.
- 12. A religion from India with many gods and a belief in being reborn after death.
- 16. Land surrounded by water on three sides.
- 18. One of the first systems of writing, used in ancient Mesopotamia, made of wedge-shaped marks.
- 19. A group of people with cities, a government, writing, and organized ways of life.
- 20. Old pictures or symbols painted on cave walls by early humans.
- 22. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
- 23. The largest continent, home to places like China, India, and the Middle East.
- 24. A government where people vote on laws and decisions themselves, not through leaders.
- 25. A set of beliefs about gods or a god, often including rules and traditions.
- 28. A continent below North America, home to countries like Brazil and Peru.
- 29. The time before people wrote things down.
- 30. A kind of picture writing used in ancient Egypt.
Down
- 1. A religion that began in the Middle East, based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
- 2. A continent west of Asia, home to countries like Italy, Greece, and France.
- 3. A system where people are ranked, with some having more power than others.
- 4. A government where people vote for leaders to make decisions for them.
- 5. One of the seven large areas of land on Earth (like Africa or Asia).
- 8. A large continent south of Europe, home to Egypt and many other ancient cultures.
- 9. A city and the land around it that is its own country with its own government.
- 11. A large group of lands and people ruled by one leader or country.
- 13. The exchange of goods or services between people or groups.
- 14. A religion from India that teaches people how to end suffering by being wise and kind.
- 15. A religion that began in the Middle East and believes in one God; its holy book is the Torah.
- 16. How people make rules and decisions for a group or country.
- 17. Stories and history passed down by speaking, not writing.
- 21. A large group of lands and people ruled by one leader or country.
- 26. The study of Earth’s land, water, and how people live in different places.
- 27. People who got their food by hunting animals and gathering plants before farming began.