Across
- 1. title given to the political and religious leaders of Muslims
- 5. tall spired building from which Muslims call others to prayer
- 8. One-thousand-mile waterway linking trade between north and south China
- 9. an urban center-styled government that does controls much of its surrounding countryside
- 12. one of the three major trade routes traveled during the post-classical period
- 13. Women in China practiced this in an attempt to win a suitor
- 14. he became Caliph following the death of Mohammad
- 16. government run by the people. Originated in Greece
- 18. a religion responsible for much of the old testament Bible but also follows the Torah
- 19. government ruled by kings or queens, often having absolute power
Down
- 2. one of the most famous Capitals in Cambodia
- 3. law code that was created in Mesopotamia
- 4. the great king who led the Songhai Dynasty
- 6. the only woman to rule as Empress of China
- 7. source material that is closest to the person,information, period, or idea being studied
- 10. monoteistic religion emerging in SW Asia
- 11. in African society, everyone was tasked with work according to how old they were.
- 15. the original root language of Africa
- 17. when Mohammad fled Mecca, his journey (The Hejira)ended in this city
