World History Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The ___________ River was the geographic feature that had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt.
  2. 4. According to the Bhagavad-Gita, __________ to one’s duty was important Aryan religious belief.
  3. 6. A belief that is contrary to official church teachings
  4. 8. Written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
  5. 10. The need to keep records led to the development of ___________ in Egypt.
  6. 11. _______________ believed that salvation could be achieved through faith alone.
  7. 12. Foreign soldier who serves for pay
  8. 15. King Henry VIII took over the English church as a reaction to the ___________’s refusal to annul his marriage.
  9. 16. The Huang He was nicknamed the “River of Sorrows” because it often _____________, destroying crops.
  10. 18. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem recounting the adventures of a _____________ hero.
  11. 19. Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of ___________________.
  12. 24. Constantine made ________________ the center of power for the Roman Empire?
  13. 27. A wealthy and powerful merchant class contributed to the birth of the ________________ in Italy.
  14. 30. The study of the ways of life of early peoples through the examination of their physical remains
  15. 31. Governor of a province of the Persian empire
  16. 33. Object made by people
  17. 34. Money for investment
  18. 35. Under __________________, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for military service.
  19. 37. Central figure in Christianity
  20. 38. An estate granted to a vassal
  21. 39. A code of conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages
  22. 42. A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land
  23. 43. Anointed king sent by God
  24. 44. In the fields of art and literature, Romans were greatly influenced by the culture of _____________.
  25. 47. Teaching a belief in one God
  26. 50. ________________ was a new form of drama influenced by the rise of Japanese towns in the 1600s?
  27. 52. Because of Korea’s geography, most people met their need for protein by _____________.
  28. 54. ____________ aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
  29. 55. The ____________ revolution was the change from hunting and food-gathering to farming
  30. 57. From childhood, __________ boys were trained to be soldiers.
  31. 58. __________ dig to find artifacts.
  32. 59. _________________ proposed that the Earth travels around the sun.
Down
  1. 1. Church official responsible for all Christians in an area
  2. 3. Member of Roman landholding upper class
  3. 5. ____________ rulers encouraged ocean exploration to find new trade routes.
  4. 7. Government in which officials are chosen by the people
  5. 9. To study written evidence about the past is the job of a ____________
  6. 13. The spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one people to another
  7. 14. Ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs as ___________.
  8. 17. The preservation of the dead
  9. 20. ____________ governed relations between noblemen and noblewomen.
  10. 21. Well-planned cities was evidence that the _________ Valley cities had a well-organized government.
  11. 22. _____________ reforms addressed the problems of church corruption.
  12. 23. Person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs
  13. 25. First ruler of the Roman Empire
  14. 26. The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind the ____________ cycle.
  15. 28. Triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
  16. 29. Silkmaking was first achieved by the ________________.
  17. 30. Bridge-like stone structure that brought water from hills to cities
  18. 32. A(n) __________________________ is a form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class.
  19. 36. Basic unit of the Roman army
  20. 40. The Code of ________________ was the first major collection of laws.
  21. 41. There is a misconception that most Egyptians were slaves, but most were actually ___________.
  22. 45. Roman farmer, merchant, artisan, or trader
  23. 46. A pyramid-shaped temple built by the Sumerians
  24. 48. ______________ was one of the characteristic of the Old Stone Age.
  25. 49. Tax the Church required Christians to pay
  26. 51. Leader of Carthaginian army who crossed the Alps to invade Italy
  27. 53. The center of the Hellenistic world was __________________.
  28. 56. General who brought Gaul under Roman control