Across
- 2. Arabic alphabet, Latin alphabet, Chinese characters
- 3. any system where groups of people are ranked one above another. Examples: poor, middle class, wealthy
- 6. structural adaptation of a body part to a particular function or of an organism for life in a particular environment
- 7. a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
- 11. when a small group runs the government
- 12. a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
- 15. systems of organization such as government, religion, social structure, and economic systems and trade networks.
- 16. when the people elect representatives to make decisions
- 17. ancient trade route that extended from eastern China to the Mediterranean Sea
- 19. government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
- 24. a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
- 25. a relatively high level of cultural and technological development
- 26. the creation of written laws
Down
- 1. the doctrine or belief that there is but one God
- 4. the time period when people learned to farm
- 5. when culture spreads to other places
- 8. a system of social hierarchy specific to India, which still exists today
- 9. a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
- 10. belief in or worship of more than one god
- 13. when people make decisions through voting
- 14. a very small country, made up of one city. Example: Ancient Athens.
- 18. undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
- 20. a country ruled by religious leaders
- 21. the adaptation of a plant or animal from a wild or natural state (as by selective breeding) to life in close association with humans
- 22. a worker who practices a trade or handicraft
- 23. the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area