Word of the Day Crossword Puzzle

3. Authority from the gods to rule
5. City on high
7. To slow or halt
9. To end or to stop
11. Roman leader known for leading Rome into the Pax Romana (golden age)
13. Prejudice in favor of or against an idea
17. Equality (equal treatment or rights for all people)
18. Greek term meaning “region”
22. A highly organized society with an advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, art, and science
23. Drawing a similarity between two like things (a comparison)
25. Animal bones used by priests to foresee the future and learn of the gods’ wishes

1. Hindu gods
2. The cycle in which a ruler gains and loses power
4. Before history was recorded
6. Cultural diffusion of Greek and Roman beliefs
8. A ruler with total
10. Large estates whose seized land from farmers that found it financially difficult to rebuild
12. To differ from
14. Considered by others to be primitive or uncivilized
15. A ruling family
16. Differences or varieties
19. When someone reaches Nirvana (inner peace)
20. A position from which things are viewed
21. Wealthy landowners
24. No longer in use