Across
- 3. Andean empire with sky-high cities
- 4. Warrior society with sun-bound rituals
- 6. Warrior city-state, discipline and defiance
- 7. Mesoamerican minds of math and mystery
- 8. Maritime traders with purple dye and script
- 10. Dynastic cradle of invention and silk
- 12. Earliest city-builders, cuneiform scribes
- 14. Empire of kings and carpets
- 15. Land between rivers, cradle of civilization
- 16. Birthplace of philosophy and democracy
Down
- 1. Rival of Rome, sea power and strategy
- 2. Mesopotamian marvel of hanging gardens
- 5. Pyramid-builders with sun-god lore
- 9. Southern Nile kingdom, rich in gold and culture
- 11. Bronze Age empire with chariots and law
- 13. Empire of roads, legions, and law