Across
- 2. Standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, no actual violence between the US and the Soviets
- 3. First known writing form, created by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia
- 4. An alliance between several European nations that unified them in economics
- 6. Chinese philosophy encouraging order and practices like filial piety, promoted by Wudi
- 8. Shift to manufacturing that resulted in large economic growth and production and advances in technology
- 9. Economic system encouraging private ownership, investments, and profit
- 15. A form of government run by the people, through representatives in most present day countries
- 17. First sites of civilization, also known as Fertile Crescent, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- 18. Form of government present in Italy in the first decades of the twentieth century
- 20. The term for connecting several different regions of the world together through trade, culture, politics, and other aspects
- 22. Meeting of many European imperial power discussing the division of spheres of influence within Africa
- 23. Nomads in Asia known for conquering many regions and forming khanates and empires, such as the Yuan Dynasty in China
- 24. A social system involving land-owning nobles and other social classes, present in Europe during medieval times
Down
- 1. Influence over old colonies in indirect ways, such as by influencing culture or economy
- 2. Political theory with public ownership and where the people are provided for based on need
- 5. The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture
- 7. Period of economic struggles after World War I
- 10. Justification used in China for the divine right to rule for several emperors, created by the Zhou dynasty
- 11. Formed after World War II and included many nations that work together to try and maintain peace and order around the world
- 12. Economic theory which discouraged imports from other countries, example is Great Britain’s colonies
- 13. Favors equality and full community ownership
- 14. Intellectual Movement in the 1700’s that led to much scientific reasoning, advances, and philosophy
- 16. Expanding a country’s influence to further territories, especially by force
- 19. The combination of aspects of contrasting cultures often due to contact
- 21. Holy wars between Christians and Muslims for regions such as Jerusalem