World History Vocabulary Crossword

part of Africa south of the Sahara desert
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
culture located in Modern Nigeria; earliest evidence of a civilization in West Africa
oldest city in West Africa located on a tributary of the Niger River
marriage of more than one spouse
young man Alexander met while in India
most famous of the Mauryan rulers/ Chandragupta's grandson
fourth century Indian Empire under which India has its greatest era of prosperity and other achievements
Indian poet and dramatist of this period whose plays earned him the title "the Indian Shakespeare"
means "First Emperor of the Qin"/ was the first to unite the provinces of China under one strong centralized government
most famous Han ruler/ drove back the Huns and extended China's territory
"Chinese Peace" established by the Han dynasty
in 1974 a group of Chinese farmers found a passageway full of terracotta statues (made of hard, waterproof ceramic clay) while digging
founded Confucianism, a religion based on relationships
religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha); a religion built on the Four Noble Truths
Indian religion that has no formal statement of doctrine but is based on the Vedas and Upanishads; serves as a unifying influence in India's diverse society