classical civilization

2. a body of nonelected government officials
4. the faith tradition that focuses on the figure of Jesus Christ
6. Japan's native belief system
7. Arabic khalīfah (“successor”), in Islamic history the ruler of the Muslim community
9. Predecessors of Aztecs
10. is the central religious text of Islam
13. System of trade routes both over land and sea connecting the different empires.
15. generally considered "the fountainhead and cradle of Islam"
17. a diverse group of indigenous people who lived in parts of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
19. Society founded upon strong military
20. The spreading of Jews to lands where they could worship freely

1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
3. an Iranian ethnic group that make up over half the population of Iran.
5. a complex human society, usually made up of different cities, with certain characteristics of cultural and technological development
8. considered the cultural capital of Japan and a major tourist destination
11. a Chinese philosopher, poet and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages.
12. Advances in architecture, literature, theater and Philosophy
14. Live in harmony with nature
16. a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period
18. one who utters divinely inspired revelations