Unit 2

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Across
  1. 1. Where did writing first develop
  2. 4. to expel or kick someone out of their native country.
  3. 5. the scattering of a group of people
  4. 6. many territories and people who are controlled by one government
  5. 7. A group of travelers journeying together.
  6. 8. Capital city of the Babylonian Empire located in a crossroads of trade.
  7. 9. a time when people starve because there is so little food
  8. 14. Hammurabi’s set of laws were called a code.
  9. 17. The alphabet made it easier for people to do what
  10. 18. In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined symbols into a script known as cuneiform.
  11. 20. the belief in one god
Down
  1. 2. The Israelites twice settled in this ancient land
  2. 3. region in southwest Asia known as the birthplace of civilization.
  3. 10. Symbols for writing that represent sounds.
  4. 11. the belief in many gods
  5. 12. King of Babylon who wrote the first set of written laws
  6. 13. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile Crescent
  7. 15. The Israelites were unique because they worshiped
  8. 16. Hammurabi’s Code is important because it was the first time for what
  9. 19. a story that explains people’s beliefs