Across
- 2. any system where groups of people are ranked one above another
- 5. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
- 6. the creation of written laws
- 10. when a small group runs the government
- 13. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
- 15. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress
- 17. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced
- 19. when the people elect representatives to make decisions
- 20. when culture spreads to other places
- 22. a very small country, made up of one city
- 23. a line of hereditary rulers of a country
- 26. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
Down
- 1. a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century
- 3. the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill
- 4. machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge
- 5. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
- 7. a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
- 8. Latin alphabet, Chinese characters, Arabic alphabet, Devanagari, The Bengali alphabet
- 9. the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods
- 11. a country ruled by religious leaders
- 12. the belief in or worship of more than one god
- 14. the time period when people learned to farm
- 16. a system of social hierarchy specific to India, which still exists today
- 18. a form of government with a monarch at the head
- 21. systems of organization such as government, religion, social structure, and economic systems and trade networks
- 24. the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
- 25. when people make decisions through voting