Across
- 5. religion that focused on following 8 fold path & reaching Nirvana
- 7. system that separated the people of India that they couldn't move out of
- 8. religion created that followed the teachings of Jesus
- 13. city that had a wall for protection surrounded by farm land
- 14. small group of people that rule
- 15. name of the major river in Egypt
- 16. material made from a type of worm that can be woven into clothing
- 17. paper like material made from reeds that Egyptians wrote on
- 20. 1st writing system created by the Mesopotamians
- 22. long series of rulers from the same family
- 23. huge building in Rome where gladiator fights happened
- 24. trade route by land that connected Asia & Europe
- 25. series of wars fought between Rome & Carthage
Down
- 1. place where pharaohs would be buried
- 2. series of holy wars fought between christians & muslims
- 3. chinese invention that changed how wars were fought
- 4. form of government in which the people rule
- 6. main reason the spanish were able to conquer the Incas & Aztecs
- 9. crime of speaking out against the church
- 10. group that tried to conquer greece and failed
- 11. fertile land/water source in the desert
- 12. religion that started in india
- 18. land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
- 19. worship of many/more than one god
- 21. this would happen to rivers that helped create fertile soil for farming