Across
- 2. First name of Macedonian conqueror who spread Greek culture throughout the Hellenistic world.
- 5. Oldest monotheistic religion established by the Hebrews
- 7. Chinese philosophy that emphasizes learning, leaders as moral examples, and tradition
- 8. Term for "Old Stone Age"; refers to hunter-gatherer societies
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- 1. Early American civilization; built cities, created a 365-day solar calendar, and developed a written language
- 3. Japanese nobles who ranked just below the shogun in Japan's feudal system
- 4. Bodies of water alongside which the first civilizations developed for agriculture
- 5. Byzantine emperor who built the Hagia Sophia and reformed the Byzantine system of laws
- 6. Wars that resulted in Rome controlling North Africa and the western Mediterranean.