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Across 5. Continental landmass directly north of Africa 6. dominated by men 9. River that runs from Lake Victoria in Southern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea (2 Words) 10. arc of land that runs between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf (2 Words) 12. the first Qin Emperor of China (2 Words) 14. Highway constructed to connect the Persian Empire (2 Words) 15. having one god 16. country on the Asian landmass between Saudi Arabia and China 17. priest carvings” or “sacred writings” a complex system of writing that used both pictures and more abstract forms, used by ancient Egyptians and Mayans 18. River and valley in India that supported the growth of a civilization (2 Words) 19. Nomadic Indo Europeans who crossed the Hindu Kush and settled India 22. River that formed the Southern border of the Fertile Crescent (2 Words) 25. person who moves from place to place 26. early hominid whose remains have been found in Europe and Southwest Asia 28. the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis (2 Words) 29. Southern half of the Nile River Valley (2 Words) 31. early hominid found in Arica (3 Words) 32. a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family 39. the major Indian religious system, which had its origins in the beliefs of the ancient Aryans 40. adaption for human use 41. Capital of the ancient state of Israel 42. the rebirth of an individual’s soul after death in a different life form 43. the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family, a concept important in Confucianism (2 Words) 44. philosopher, political scientist, and teacher in ancient China 45. Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama 46. city that has political and economic control over the surrounding countryside (2 Words) 47. monotheistic religion developed among the Israelites 48. Egyptian Pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt

Down 1. Humans and other humanlike creatures that walk upright 2. leader f the Akkadians, set up the first Empire in the world in Sumeria 3. complex culture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion and art 4. Continental landmass directly south of Europe 7. the shift from the hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food (2 Words) 8. area of India the Aryans eventually settled and controlled (2 Words) 11. the man who became the Buddha, the “Enlightened One” (2 Words) 13. mountain range that provided a geographic barrier to protect India (2 Words) 20. the Northern half of the Nile River Valley (2 Words) 21. large country in Asia, one time sole source of Silk 23. Large cold desert between Russian and China 24. claim by Chinese Kings of the Zhou Dynasty that they had direct authority from heaven to rule and keep order in the universe (3 Words) 27. called the great, leader of the Persian Empire 30. a system of political and ethical ideals formulated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius 32. “Way” the key to proper behavior under Confucianism 33. “wedge shaped” system of writing developed by the Sumerians 34. set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person’s occupation and economic potential as well as his or her position in society (2 Words) 35. large political unit, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples and territories 36. the greatest ruler in the history of India 37. River that forms the Northern border of the Fertile Crescent (2 Words) 38. Third King if Israel, son of David, grandson of Saul (2 Words)