Across
- 3. classical language of ancient India which the vedas were written
- 5. practical guide to ending suffering and reaching nirvana in Buddhism
- 6. democratic rival of Sparta,known for the navy
- 10. wealthy West African empire ruled by Mansa musa
- 11. river valley where India realist civilization wa s formed
- 13. Greek city state that enslaved the helots
- 14. the capital of byzantie empire
- 16. military leader who founded the perisan empire
- 17. founder of the Qin dynasty and first emperor of China
- 19. Yellow color
- 21. famous Persian war battle where Greeks won an unexpected victory
- 22. belief in only one god,shred by Judaism,chrisitanty, and islam
- 24. west African city used as a center of gold-salt trade and Islamic learning
- 25. strict Chinese political that e prizes harsh laws and state control
Down
- 1. the sea the Romans used for trade and protection
- 2. The new stone age,development of stone tools,weapons,and pottery
- 4. first official emperor of Rome
- 7. leader of mesopotamia, legacy of Hammurabi's code
- 8. land between the Tigris and Euphrates river
- 9. rugged mountain in in dia that served as a natural barrier
- 12. wedge-shaped writing system developed by ancient sumerians in mesopotamia
- 15. branch of christanity that developed in the byzantize empire
- 18. Chinese philosphery centerd of living with harmony with nature
- 20. longest river and located in africa
- 21. famous painting of a woman created by Leonanrado da Vinci
- 23. Holiest city in Islam,located o Arabian peninsula