Across
- 1. Religious text associated with the origin of the seven-day week.
- 6. Bartering + unstable markets = institutional financial stabilization.
- 8. Smartphones + dopamine-based design can lead to this psychological state. DETERMINISM Belief that events are fixed and inevitable.
- 10. “Killing time” treats time as something that can be ______.
- 11. “Time heals all wounds” treats time as having this ability.
- 12. Industrial innovation that required standardized national timekeeping. SPORTSMANSHIP Competition + fairness = ______.
- 16. Idea that society improves over time; common political term.
- 17. Roman leader who reformed the calendar. (2 words)
- 18. A ______ Day is added every four years.
- 22. Earth’s orbit around the sun; the astronomical event that defines a year
- 23. Economic system reflected in the 9-to-5 work schedule.
- 24. Ancient civilization that helped popularize dividing the day into 24 hours. DIMENSION English describes the future as “ahead,” treating time as a spatial __________.
- 25. Weekly religious day of rest.
Down
- 2. Civilization known for base-60 mathematics (60 seconds, 60 minutes). EQUATOR Imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
- 3. “Time flies” treats time as performing this action.
- 4. Earth’s movement that causes different regions to experience different local times. TENSE Grammatical category that marks past, present, or future.
- 5. Competition + ______ = corruption.
- 6. American founder associated with the phrase “Time is money.” (2 words) WEEKEND Industrialization helped establish the modern two-day ______.
- 7. Financial ______ linked in research to strength of future tense in language. ROTATION Earth’s spin on its axis; the astronomical event that defines a day.
- 9. In English, the past is often described as being “______” us.
- 13. “Running out of time” treats time as a ______.
- 14. Hemisphere with seasons opposite those of the United States.
- 15. Middle Eastern and North African language written from right to left.
- 19. Overseas explorers + ______ = naval protection.
- 20. The ______ Age marked the shift from natural rhythms to mechanical timekeeping.
- 21. Factories + worker exploitation = ______.
