World History

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Across
  1. 4. Series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
  2. 6. Event beginning with the storming of the Bastille
  3. 8. Economic system based on trade and accumulation of wealth
  4. 10. System in medieval Europe based on land and loyalty
  5. 12. Chinese philosophy emphasizing respect and order
  6. 15. Deadly pandemic that swept through Europe in the 1300s
  7. 18. Economic and political restructuring in China after Mao
  8. 19. Mass murder of six million Jews during World War II
  9. 21. Government ruled by absolute dictators
  10. 24. International organization created after World War II
  11. 29. Industrial-era shift from handmade goods to machine production
  12. 30. Genocide in Cambodia carried out by Pol Pot’s regime
  13. 32. Economic union formed by European nations
  14. 35. Leader who crowned himself emperor of France
  15. 37. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama
  16. 38. Process of increasing worldwide economic and cultural connections
  17. 42. Treaty that ended World War I
  18. 43. Enlightenment thinker who wrote about natural rights
  19. 44. Policy of restructuring introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev
  20. 46. Agreement formed to resist Soviet expansion in Europe
  21. 48. Barrier separating communist East and West Berlin
  22. 49. U.S. and Soviet rivalry after World War II
Down
  1. 1. Military alliance led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  2. 2. Conflict sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  3. 3. Movement emphasizing reason and scientific thought
  4. 4. System in which the government controls production
  5. 5. Unification movement led by Otto von Bismarck
  6. 7. Practice of acquiring colonies for power and resources
  7. 9. Nonviolent protest movement led by Gandhi
  8. 11. German leader who began World War II in Europe
  9. 13. Philosopher who promoted separation of powers
  10. 14. French political revolution beginning in 1789
  11. 16. Voyage that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas
  12. 17. Soviet policy encouraging openness and transparency
  13. 20. Japanese warriors who served powerful landowners
  14. 22. Genocide in Rwanda between Hutus and Tutsis in 1994
  15. 23. Empire ruled by Genghis Khan
  16. 25. Economic theory supporting free markets
  17. 26. Religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
  18. 27. Major trade route connecting Europe and Asia
  19. 28. Religious and political leader of the Catholic Church
  20. 31. Movement to reform the Catholic Church begun by Martin Luther
  21. 33. Invention by Gutenberg that spread ideas rapidly
  22. 34. Violent extremist attacks using fear for political purposes
  23. 36. Cultural rebirth beginning in Italy during the 14th century
  24. 39. Partition creating India and Pakistan in 1947
  25. 40. Violent uprising in China against foreign influence
  26. 41. National loyalty and pride in one’s country
  27. 45. Document limiting the power of the English king
  28. 47. Scientific theory placing the sun at the center of the solar system