Across
- 3. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force
- 8. first emperor of a unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC
- 9. system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians
- 11. form of direct participation of citizens in democratic decision making
- 14. world's oldest religion; polytheistic; reincarnation; Vedas and other holy books
- 16. belief in many gods
- 18. a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit; Ancient Greece – Athens, Sparta
- 20. a period of time during which a very high level of achievement is reached
- 22. group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
- 25. a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line
- 26. major change in human life life caused by the beginnings of farming – shift from hunting and gathering to food producing; 10,000 years ago
- 27. a text or source that presents an account of an event or a figure that is either untrue or is embellished in order to present a more favorable or negative account
- 28. source that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions
- 29. a class structure that is determined by birth; Indian social system
- 30. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct
- 32. legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law
- 33. A fortified wall in northern China built as a protection against nomad invaders (barbarians)
Down
- 1. period of relative peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire; 27BC-180AD
- 2. based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; Bible
- 4. first monotheistic religion; Abraham; Torah; Israel
- 5. ruler in ancient Egypt; viewed as a god
- 6. form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology
- 7. an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study
- 10. Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) broke off from Hinduism; originated in India and spread to East Asia; Eightfold Path; monks (no god)
- 12. first collection of recorded laws and rules; “eye for an eye”
- 13. the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another; the mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions, and nationalities has only increased with advanced communication, transportation, and technology
- 15. his empire stretched from Italy to India; spread of Hellenistic (Greek) culture
- 17. form of govt in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders elected by the people
- 19. slow decay over hundreds of years; inefficient leaders; civil wars; poor economy; Germanic invasions – leads to chaos (Dark Ages)
- 21. an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally through regions of Eurasia connecting the East and West and stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea
- 23. the study of past events
- 24. each dynasty rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced by a new dynasty
- 29. wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia: 1st form of writing
- 31. united most of the Indian subcontinent under one rule and was converted to Buddhism