Across
- 5. Historic document signed in 1776
- 6. Ancient Greek city-state, rival of Athens
- 8. European period of artistic and intellectual rebirth
- 9. Machiavelli, author of The Prince
- 11. WWII codebreaker who helped crack Enigma
- 13. Roman emperor who built a famous wall in Britain
- 17. First man to walk on the moon
- 18. Long-reigning British Queen, Victoria for example
- 21. The "Iron Lady" British Prime Minister
- 22. Belgian battle site, Napoleon's final defeat
- 25. Site of the Texans' last stand, the __
- 26. Soviet leader for much of the Cold War
- 27. Site of a famous tea party, 1773
- 28. Catherine the Great, Russian empress
- 29. Patriot who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Down
- 1. Legendary wooden horse of Troy
- 2. Ancient civilization known for pyramids and hieroglyphs
- 3. Date of the Pearl Harbor attack
- 4. Famed Egyptian queen, Cleopatra's typical royal title
- 7. Prehistory's long period before written records
- 10. Mongol conqueror, founder of a vast empire
- 12. Discoverer of the Americas, 1492
- 14. Vast historical landmass named for a continent's discoverer
- 15. German monk who began the Reformation
- 16. "Bloody Mary" English Queen
- 19. Ancient Roman coliseum for gladiatorial contests
- 20. French general and emperor, __ Bonaparte
- 21. Ancient Roman draped garment
- 23. Omaha Beach, a D-Day landing sector
- 24. U.S. war between North and South