World History Dec 2023

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Across
  1. 2. sea that separates Turkey and Greece
  2. 4. river in Southeast Asia, or what a 50-foot gorilla might say
  3. 6. Hindu preserver of the world
  4. 9. Luka Doncic home country, bordered by Italy and Croatia
  5. 12. fifth child of Ma and Bo
  6. 13. Chandra _____, no relation to Chandragupta
  7. 14. 400-year Chinese dynasty divided into two periods, or solo hero from Star Wars
  8. 16. superpower nation north of Vietnam
  9. 17. American president during the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Down
  1. 1. capital of Laos
  2. 3. decisive battle in the French-Viet Minh war
  3. 5. "Martial Emperor" of China from 141 to 87 B.C.E.
  4. 7. hard-line communist who shrewdly seized power from Ho Chi Minh
  5. 8. English philosopher who studied utilitarianism
  6. 9. Hindu destroyer of the world
  7. 10. ocean north of Russia
  8. 11. Hindu creator of the world
  9. 15. roads used by traders from China to Rome