History Fun

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (7)
  2. 4. Government in which people vote for their leaders (9)
  3. 7. French playwright (6)
  4. 9. To destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (11)
  5. 12. A writing system using picture symbols (plural) (13)
  6. 13. A ___ officer of the highest rank (7)
  7. 15. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (10)
  8. 16. Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (6)

Down

  1. 1. Capable of reproducing (7)
  2. 3. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons (5)
  3. 5. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)
  4. 6. A businessperson engaged in retail trade (8)
  5. 8. A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (6)
  6. 10. A body of people who ___ far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (10)
  7. 11. Someone who is victorious by force of arms (9)
  8. 14. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community (7)