Across
- 5. drug that began the _____ wars
- 6. the first alphabet was the ____ (other correct answer is the proto-sinatic alphabet)
- 8. christianity had its origins in _____
- 10. fertile land to the east of the mediterranean (other correct answer is canaan
- 12. a recent discovery has proved that there were other humans at the time of the neanderthals
- 14. ____ overtook the assyrain empire
- 16. war from 1337-1453
- 19. napoleon began his downfall at the battle of ______
- 21. ____ took over the inca
- 25. when minoan civilization declined ______ took over
- 26. towns at the end(and begining) of the silk road
- 27. the ____ ruled florida,mexico, and the caribbean
- 28. kings who tried to conquer greece from 492-479 bce
- 29. ____ took over the maya
- 30. 113-197 ce rome fought the _____empire
- 31. the ___ kingdom(in egypt) lasted from 2040-1786 bce
- 32. capital of aztecs
- 33. _____ was a major trade item from 2350-1800 bce
- 34. the ___ (in egypt) lasted from 1786-1570 bce
- 36. war between athens and sparta
- 39. famous explorer that traveled on the silk road
- 40. capitals of assyrain empire (in alphabetical order)
Down
- 1. ____ overtook the median empire
- 2. romes worst enemies
- 3. ____ ruled the east coast of the united states
- 4. only two countries in africa never to be colonized
- 7. ____ overtook the persian empire
- 9. ____ took over the aztecs
- 11. three of the first communities(in alphabetical order)
- 13. the second dynasty (in china) was the _____
- 15. the ___ kingdom(in egypt) lasted from 2700-2180 bce
- 17. the poem the ___ tells of a war that is greece vs troy
- 18. empire in modern day turkey
- 20. the ___ (in egypt) lasted from 2180-2040 bce
- 22. major trade country
- 23. the great wall of china was built in the _____dynasty
- 24. china was famous for its _____
- 34. the _____ dynasty was when chinese characters evolved
- 35. a volcano on the island of ___ (modern day santorini)marked the decline of minoan civilization
- 37. the ___ kingdom(in egypt) lasted from 1570-1085 bce
- 38. the first writing was in _____