Vocabulary Crossword project

The part of Africa south of the Sahara
Migration of a people group who used a family of languages that became known as the Bantu language
Province of Egypt that eventually won independence from Egypt
Kingdom that defeated the Kushites around AD 330;embraced a form of Christianity
Syrian Christian/ the kingdom's conversion to Christianity was believed to be because of his work
The earliest form of civilization in west Africa
perhaps the oldest city in west Africa
Marriage of a husband to more than one wife
; Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. He was born in a humble family, orphaned and abandoned, raised as a son by another pastoral family, was picked up, taught and counselled by Chanakya – a Hindu Brahmin also known as Kautilya and the author of the Arthashastra
Chandragupta's grandson/ most famous of the Mauryan rulers
Fourth-century Indian empire under which India had perhaps its greatest era of prosperity and achievement
means "First Emperor of the Qin"/ was the first to unite the provinces of China under one strong centralized governement
most famous of the Han rulers who drove back the Huns and extended China's territory
"Chinese peace" established by the Han dynasty
; The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) ; a religion built on the Four Noble Truths
Indian religion that has no formal statement of doctrine but is based on Vedas and Upanishads;serves as a unifying influence in India diverse society
Religion founded by Confucius that is based on relationships