Year-End Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The universal spirit in Hindu belief
  2. 4. A unit of the Roman army
  3. 7. In *The Golden Bull*, this natural disaster forces the siblings to leave home
  4. 8. Wealthy landowning class in Roman society
  5. 12. A system of writing using symbols and pictures in ancient Egypt
  6. 14. A sea monster with multiple heads that threatens Odysseus’ ship
  7. 15. The legendary Chinese leader who controlled floods and founded the Xia Dynasty
  8. 18. The paper-like material used in ancient Egypt for writing
  9. 19. Babylonian king known for one of the first written law codes
  10. 20. Founder of Buddhism, born in ancient India
  11. 23. Clay army buried with China’s First Emperor for protection in the afterlife
  12. 24. The city where most of *The Golden Bull* takes place
  13. 25. The belief that a person's actions determine their future fate
  14. 26. In *The Golden Bull*, Zefa plays this instrument to comfort herself
  15. 31. Common citizens of ancient Rome with limited political power
  16. 32. Indigenous people of southern India, present in early Indian civilizations
  17. 34. Greek philosopher and student of Plato who taught Alexander the Great
Down
  1. 1. The first dynasty in traditional Chinese history, founded by Yu the Great
  2. 3. The mythical home of the Greek gods
  3. 4. A mythical people whose fruit made Odysseus’ men forget their home
  4. 5. The dynasty that unified China and built part of the Great Wall
  5. 6. Creatures whose singing lures sailors to their doom
  6. 9. A giant whirlpool Odysseus must navigate around
  7. 10. In *The Golden Bull*, Jomar is apprenticed to this kind of craftsman
  8. 11. A nymph who holds Odysseus captive for years
  9. 13. The hero of Homer’s epic who journeys home after the Trojan War
  10. 16. A militaristic Greek city-state
  11. 17. A large defensive structure built to protect China from invaders
  12. 21. The moral duty or life path one must follow in Hindu belief
  13. 22. DARO One of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
  14. 27. The belief in the rebirth of the soul into a new body
  15. 28. One-eyed giants that Odysseus and his men encounter on their journey
  16. 29. The island kingdom of Odysseus
  17. 30. A governing body in ancient Rome that helped rule the republic
  18. 33. The release from the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism