Across
- 6. the name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.
- 7. a type of surgery in which a hole is made in the skull
- 9. a vertical stone slab pillar with carvings or inscriptions
- 13. a regional variety of a language
- 14. a ruling class of noble families
- 17. a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority
- 21. trade between peoples north and south of the sahara
- 23. a christian religion that developed out of early Christianity in the byzantine empire
- 24. a bridge held up by cables anchored at each end
- 26. rule by officials of proven merit
Down
- 1. a city on the eastern edge or europe between france and england from 1337 to 1454
- 2. the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people
- 3. a government body created by King Edward I that included some commoners, church officials, and nobles
- 4. a family line traced through the mother
- 5. a legal document written in 1215
- 8. a medieval civilization and empire in west africa
- 10. the legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed and definitely without being charged with a crime
- 11. the time it takes earth to travel once around the sun
- 12. a symbol of a word idea or sound in a hieroglyphic system of writing
- 15. a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
- 16. a military leader operating outside the control of the government
- 18. belonging or related to an emperor
- 19. a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings.
- 20. series of battles fought between France and England from 1337 to 1453.
- 22. a drawing that stands for a word phrase or name
- 25. in the eastern orthodox church,the bishop of an important city