This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ancient Civilizations has 38 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Group of Asian peoples who migrated to many different places.
Dry grasslands
Group of Indo-European peoples who occupied Anatolia
Large peninsula in modern-day Turkey
Group of Indo-Europeans
Good or bad deeds
Religion that teaches that every living creature has a soul and no living creature can be harmed
Founder of Buddhism
Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain
Group of powerful seafaring people
Minoan capital city
King of Knossos
Most powerful traders along the Mediterranean
Ancient home of the Israelites
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
"Father", or the first, of the jewish people
Mutual promise between God and the Jewish people
According to the Torah, the man who led the Israelites out of slavery.
Israelite kingdom in Canaan
Payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power.
Invaders that ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 BCE
New Kingdom ruler that encouraged trade.
Region of Africa bordering Egypt
Powerful empire in northern Mesopotamia
Assyrian king and empire builder
People who helped destroy the Assyrian empire
Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Persian king who created a huge empire
Persian king who put satraps in place and built the Royal Road
Governor who ruled locally
Road that helped unify the Persian Empire
China's most influential scholar
Philosophy of Laozi that puts people in touch with the forces of nature
Chinese idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is key to social order
Chinese book that gave advise on practical and everyday problems
Dynasty that unified China
First emperor of China; leader of the Qin Dynasty
Government in which the ruler has unlimited power