Across
- 2. - a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- 4. - the branch of government that interprets the laws and administers justice.
- 5. - the later part of the Stone Age when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.
- 7. - the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.
- 9. - an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
- 11. - an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs.
- 12. - the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
- 14. - a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.
- 16. - a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and four triangular faces meeting at a point.
- 18. - a map that shows the physical features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes.
- 20. - a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze.
- 22. - a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
- 23. - a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
- 26. - the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
- 28. - a ruler in ancient Egypt.
- 35. - the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarding collectively.
- 38. - a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
- 39. - the four main points on a compass: north, south, east, and west.
- 40. - an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.
- 41. - the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
- 42. - a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
- 46. - the state of being in short supply.
- 51. - a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces.
- 54. - an expert in or student of astronomy.
- 55. - the amount of a commodity, product, or service available.
- 56. - the branch of science concerned with the fossilized remains of animals and plants.
- 58. - a glacial episode during a past geological period.
- 61. - inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
- 63. - a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- 64. - a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
- 68. - an economic system based on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs.
- 69. - a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the internet that is reserved for government entities in the United States.
- 70. - enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing.
- 71. - the address of a web page on the internet.
- 72. powers - an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- 74. - the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.
- 76. - the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
- 79. - the organized growing of food on a regular schedule.
- 81. - the branch of government that enforces the laws.
- 83. - the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England.
- 84. - a map that shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and other administrative areas.
- 85. - a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
- 86. - tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm.
- 87. - the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
- 88. - a map designed to convey specific information about a particular topic.
Down
- 1. - a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing.
- 3. - a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- 6. - a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
- 8. - an original source that provides direct evidence on a subject.
- 10. - a system where people elect individuals to represent them in the decision-making process.
- 13. - the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 15. - relating to or characteristic of a scholar; learned, academic, or theoretical.
- 16. - to take someone else's work or ideas and pass them off as one's own.
- 17. - a member of a people having no permanent abode and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
- 19. - half of a sphere, especially the earth.
- 21. - the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
- 24. - a form of government with a monarch at the head.
- 25. - an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
- 27. - a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.
- 29. - an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined by a government.
- 30. - denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.
- 31. - a large waterfall.
- 32. - a judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
- 33. - exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using money.
- 34. - the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
- 36. - a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- 37. - a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
- 43. - the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form.
- 44. - the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
- 45. - a source that interprets or analyzes an event, time period, or phenomenon.
- 47. - relating to the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.
- 48. - the movement of people or animals from one place to another.
- 49. - a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the internet that is reserved for educational institutions.
- 50. - a means of representing or delineating something.
- 52. - a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
- 53. - the branch of government that makes the laws.
- 55. - a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic.
- 57. - send goods or services to another country for sale.
- 59. - counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated.
- 60. - the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of artifacts and physical remains.
- 62. - fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 65. - the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising.
- 66. - a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the value of a variable.
- 67. - bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale.
- 69. - a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the internet that is commonly used by non-profit organizations.
- 73. - the belief in or worship of more than one god.
- 75. - preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now with chemicals.
- 77. - a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something.
- 78. - an amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
- 80. - a type of cloth or woven fabric.
- 82. - a city that is the seat of government; an amount of money or assets used to start or develop a business.