Across
- 2. Oldest major world religion from India; based on reincarnation and the caste system
- 4. First monotheistic religion; Hebrew origins; Ten Commandments and the Torah
- 7. Blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures after Alexander the Great
- 10. Roman leader whose assassination triggered the end of the Roman Republic
- 11. Long period of Roman peace and prosperity under Augustus
- 12. Collapse caused by internal weakness and invasions by Germanic tribes
- 13. Religion based on the teachings of Jesus and the Bible
- 14. Chinese dynasty that used the Mandate of Heaven, Confucian exams, and expanded the Silk Road
- 15. Chinese philosophy emphasizing social order, filial piety, and respect
- 16. Civilization with pharaohs, pyramids, hieroglyphics, and an advanced calendar along the Nile River
- 18. Contributions including geometry, philosophy, theater, columns, and democracy
- 19. Government with elected representatives such as senators
- 20. Independent Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta
Down
- 1. Government where citizens vote directly; first practiced in Athens
- 3. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
- 5. The world’s first civilization; Hammurabi’s Code; cuneiform writing influenced the Phoenician alphabet
- 6. Contributions including law, engineering, arches, domes, Latin, and Christianity
- 8. Important transition from hunting and gathering to farming; led to the development of civilizations
- 9. Indian empire’s golden age; advances in math including pi, zero, and numerals
- 17. Early tolerant empire that used the Royal Road, coins, and practiced Zoroastrianism