| ROMAN | The name for the ancient empire that spanned the Mediterranean Sea; it was established in 27 BCE after the fall of the republic of the same name. (5) |
| MONGOL | Empire that spanned most of Eurasia until it began to fragment in the 13th century |
| TUDOR | Period that spanned the reigns of monarchs from Henry VII to Elizabeth I; or, an architectural style with decorative symbols including rose, thistle and fleur-de-lis (5) |
| AZTEC | Ancient empire that was based in the 'Valley of Mexico' |
| ROMANLATIN | Classical language as spoken in the capital of the ancient empire (5,5) |
| HITTITE | What was a member of the ancient empire which had its capital at Hattusa? (7) |
| ASSYRIA | Ancient empire that stretched from Egypt to Persian Gulf (7) |
| CANINE | The alternative name for members of the dog family. It's also the name for the cuspid or eye tooth in mammals, which is any of the single-cusped (pointed), usually single-rooted teeth adapted for tear |
| PANTHEON | It was built as a temple in the Campus Martius, Rome, by Marcus Agrippa, 27 BCE. It is now used as a church. The body of the building is an immense circular space lit solely a 27-foot (8-metre) "eye," |
| SYRACUSE | It was the chief city of Sicily for the ancient Greeks. It was settled about 734 BCE by Corinthians, and its history is a long story of invasions and conflict, including the Allied invasion of 1943. I |
| HARMATTAN | The name for the cool dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest in late fall and winter (late November to mid-March). (9) |
| ULYSSES | Latin name for the ancient Greek hero Odysseus; also the title of a James Joyce novel (7) |
| WOODBUFFALO | This site spans northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories between Athabasca and Great Slave lakes. It was established in 1922 as a refuge to protect the few remaining bison herds in northern |
| ISTANBUL | What is the present name of the city that has spanned the divide between Europe and Asia for more than 2000 years? (8) |
| ARDUA | RCAF's motto back when it was established in 1924... Per ___ Ad Astra (Through adversity to the star |
| NAHANNI | This site is in the Northwest Territories. It was established as a national park in 1972, and it includes canyons and plenty of wildlife throughout its 1,177,700 acres (476,968 hectares). A river that |
| SNORKEL | What is the name for the breathing tube used for swimming at the surface with the face down? (7) |
| YAFO | Hebrew name for the ancient port city of Jaffa in Israel (4) |
| TADMOR | Another name for the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria (6) |
| GPO | It was established in England in 1660 by Charles II: abbr. |
