Across
- 5. The basis for choosing government officials in China’s civil service system
- 6. The religion formed by Siddhartha Gautama that teaches the path to enlightenment and the end of suffering
- 9. The Mauryan ruler who converted to Buddhism and rejected offensive warfare
- 10. The founder of the Persian Empire in the mid-500s BCE
- 11. Persian ruler who introduced taxation and standardized coins across the empire
Down
- 1. Chinese invention used for navigation and determining direction
- 2. The system where rulers granted land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service
- 3. The state of perfect peace and enlightenment Buddhists seek to achieve
- 4. The Taoist idea of “non-action” or letting nature take its course
- 7. The flourishing period of art, science, and culture during the Gupta Empire is often called the ______ Age.
- 8. The prophet who founded the religion of Zoroastrianism