Across
- 4. Macedonian king who created a vast empire
- 5. Fighters in ancient Roman arenas
- 8. Period of cultural rebirth in Europe
- 11. Chinese philosopher known for teachings on morality
- 14. French leader who became emperor in 1804
- 15. Medieval European system of lords and vassals
- 17. Leader of India's nonviolent independence movement
- 19. Ancient Greek philosopher who questioned ethics and knowledge
- 20. WAR Tense period between the USA and USSR after WWII
- 21. City where the ancient empire was centered
- 22. Famous ancient structures in Egypt
- 23. ROAD Ancient trade route connecting Asia and Europe
- 25. LUTHER Leader of the Protestant Reformation
- 26. First artificial satellite, launched by the USSR
- 28. Indigenous civilization in present-day Mexico
- 29. OF ARC French heroine and martyr during the Hundred Years' War
- 31. Policy of extending a country's power by colonizing
- 33. Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
- 34. Roman leader who was assassinated in 44 BC
- 36. Ancient Egyptian writing system using symbols
- 38. Seafaring people from Scandinavia
- 39. DEATH Plague that killed millions in Europe
- 40. Leader who helped free South America from Spanish rule
Down
- 1. Inventor of the printing press
- 2. Famous Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found in 1922
- 3. Ancient Greek city-state known for its warriors
- 6. Ancient civilization known for democracy and philosophy
- 7. CARTA Document signed in 1215 limiting the king's power
- 9. Medieval wars over control of the Holy Land
- 10. POLO Explorer who traveled to China in the 1200s
- 12. First name of Gandhi, leader of India’s independence
- 13. AGES Period in Europe from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance
- 16. Region known as the "Cradle of Civilization"
- 18. Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped
- 24. Legendary lost city often written about in myths
- 27. Mythical creature and statue near the Pyramids
- 30. Form of government where leaders are elected
- 32. Revolution that changed manufacturing in the 1700s
- 35. Natural disaster that hit Southeast Asia in 2004
- 37. A major change, like the one in France in 1789