Across
- 1. a person who studies planets and stars
- 4. a set of official laws
- 5. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
- 8. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
Down
- 2. relating to soldiers, arms, or war
- 3. a geographic area
- 4. having many parts, details, or ideas
- 6. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
- 7. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels