Across
- 1. A form of government – citizens share the power to make decisions; origins in Athens
- 3. the way a culture gets the things it needs (ex: agriculture, hunting, manufacturing, trade)
- 6. water for crops and human use_______
- 7. writing system used in Egypt – picture symbols
- 10. a line of rulers from the same family
- 11. belief that the Emperor was given the right to rule from the gods
- 13. when a monarch rules with total power (absolute power) – they do whatever they want to – they don’t consider the needs of their people
- 14. holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims – for control of the “Holy Lands” (Jerusalem)
- 15. Yucatan Peninsula area of Mexico Great thinkersarchitecture (pyramid temples), Science (365 day calendar)
Down
- 2. a type of government run by a King or Queen - they inherit their power from a family member
- 4. a “rebirth” of ancient learning (Greek and Roman), as well as culture, that had disappeared during the dark ages
- 5. Great at adapting to Andes Mts. (terrace farming; roads; suspension bridges)
- 8. Central Mexico Great warriors who built a large empire; chinampas used to create fertile land in dry climate
- 9. the new way of thinking during the Renaissance
- 12. people who agreed with Luther’s ideas and joined in his “protest” against the Church