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  1. 3. became summarized in the Four Noble Truths
  2. 5. focused on how people could live in harmony with
  3. 9. One of the most important civilizations in the Americas was based in the city of Teotihuacan,located near modern-day Mexico City.
  4. 13. the Five Pillars of Islam
  5. 15. The trans-Saharan trade route allowed it to become very wealthy
  6. 17. The world’s first civilization
  7. 19. stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE.
  8. 20. Rome
  9. 21. Across the sea from the Mesoamerican civilizations there was a mighty empire in Eurasia. In terms of size
  10. 23. tolerated all faiths as long as subjects agreed to accept the divine nature of the emperor. People with polytheistic beliefs could do this easily
Down
  1. 1. scriptures called the Vedas and a belief that many deities
  2. 2. The core principles of the Quran became known
  3. 4. was the largest contiguous empire of all time. It was formed by Genghis Kahn, one of the greatest military minds in history.
  4. 6. be traced as far back as 1500 B.C.E. They reached their height of population and wealth between 250 C.E. and 900 C.E. The Mayans developed the most complex written language in the Americas before contact with people from Europe.
  5. 7. This belief system developed in Persia. Followers of this faith focus on human free will and the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil.
  6. 8. At its height, the empire stretched over parts of modern Iran and almost the entire Indian subcontinent, barring only the southern peninsular tip.
  7. 10. famed for its most heroic leader, Alexander the Great, was one of the largest empires in history.
  8. 11. Its earliest adherents were known as Hebrews or Israelites, but they have long been called Jews
  9. 12. often called the Eastern Roman Empire or simply Byzantium, existed from 330 to 1453.
  10. 14. began as a city-state in Rome, Italy and grew into one of the largest and most powerful empires in history.
  11. 16. one of the oldest-known civilizations. Located along the Nile River in Africa
  12. 18. one large kingdom arose in the southeast part of the continent
  13. 22. flourished in ancient central Mexico between the 10th and mid-12th centuries.