Across
- 3. a hard gemstone found in China
- 6. religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
- 8. a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
- 10. the most sacred text of Judaism
- 11. decorative writing
- 12. a code of moral laws given to the Hebrews by God
- 14. goods brought in from other regions
- 16. the largest religion in India today
- 20. the process of rebirth
- 21. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
- 22. title that refers to the highest leader of Islam
- 24. the most important language of ancient India
- 25. French, Spanish, Italian are examples of this
- 28. a community of people who share a common culture
- 29. the religion of the ancient Hebrews
- 32. "God's anointed one"
- 33. long poems that tell the stories of heroes
- 34. a religion based on the teachings of Buddha
- 36. Muslim building for prayer
Down
- 1. a type of government in which the people rule themselves
- 2. people who work to spread their religious beliefs
- 4. moral values
- 5. created a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
- 7. a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
- 9. council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders
- 13. another word for the Middle Stone Age
- 15. a series of wars fought between Greece and Persia
- 17. a series of rulers from the same family
- 18. the spread of ideas, goods, and technology from one culture to another
- 19. land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler
- 23. the title used by the rulers of Egypt
- 26. goods sent out to other regions
- 27. a relative who lived in the past
- 30. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
- 31. long deep valleys in the Earth's surface
- 35. philosophy that stressed living in harmony with the Dao (the Way)