ANC - Key Terms

6. Zoroastain holy texts.
7. A period in history that followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age.
8. Flood gates.
12. A nickname of Mesopotamia, because the rivers make a bit of a moon shape and the land between the rivers is especially good for agriculture.
13. A jewish religious teacher.
15. Sacred symbols used in Egypt to represent sound and words.
16. The World's oldest living religion; founded in India
17. The monotheistic religion of the ancient Hebrews, founded by Abraham.
18. A Buddhist concept that encourages believers to identify the cause of suffering so it can be overcome and the believer can work towards the enlightenment.

1. A universal truth, sought after by the Buddhist.
2. Influential Kush leaders who were sisters of the kush of king and mothers of the future king.
3. An agreement or contract that the Hebrew believe exists between their ethnic group and God.
4. The spreading out of culture, cultural traits, or a cultural pattern from central point.
5. An individual's past actions that determines their status when they are reborn.
6. A belief that dead spirits have the ability to affect the lives of the living; form of religion developed during the Shang Dynasty of the Yellow River civilization.
7. A religion of India that focuses on reaching enlightenment, founded by Sidharta Gautama.
9. An engraved tube containing Persia laws and human rights.
10. The Belief that humans make their own decisions.
11. The wedge-shaped characters used in the writing of ancient Sumer.
14. A society with Urban areas, structured government, advanced technology, for food surplus, specialized labor, and artistic endeavors.