Across
- 4. Egypt's life-giving river
- 7. Empire of Cyrus the Great
- 9. Warrior city-state of Greece
- 11. Mesopotamian stepped temple
- 13. Democracy's birthplace city
- 16. Egyptian sacred writing symbol
- 18. Of ancient Egyptian kings
- 19. Wedge-shaped ancient script
- 20. Empire from northern Mesopotamia
- 22. Ancient Egyptian writing material
- 24. Egyptian preserved corpse
- 25. Alexander's philosophical tutor
Down
- 1. Ancient lawcode king of Babylon
- 2. Last active Egyptian pharaoh
- 3. Golden Age Athenian statesman
- 5. Ruling family line
- 6. Great Macedonian conqueror
- 8. 479 BC Greek battle site
- 10. Ancient Mesopotamian great city
- 12. Mesopotamia's epic hero king
- 14. Egypt's Greek pharaoh dynasty
- 15. 300 Spartans' last stand
- 17. Hemlock-drinking philosopher
- 21. Great Egyptian riddle statue
- 23. Philosopher of ideal forms