Ancient Civilizations Review #1

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Across
  1. 1. Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
  2. 4. Mountain range at the top of the Italian Peninsula
  3. 7. Language of Ancient India
  4. 8. Greek god of the underworld
  5. 9. Belief that a soul is reborn into a new body many times
  6. 11. Religion that believes in the 4 Noble Truths and 8-Fold Path
  7. 12. River in northwest India/Pakistan
  8. 13. Place where Egyptians laid their pharaohs to rest
  9. 14. Belief of the ancient Israelites; started by Abraham
  10. 16. Religious and political leader of ancient Egypt
  11. 20. Belief in one god
  12. 22. Writing system from Mesopotamia
  13. 23. Temple in ancient Mesopotamia
  14. 24. Government where a few people are in charge of many; Government of Sparta
  15. 26. when one ruler takes over many territories and absorbs them into his/her country
  16. 28. Large mountain range between India and China
  17. 30. Greek city-state that focused on learning, philosophy, and democracy
Down
  1. 2. Valuable cloth that made China wealthy
  2. 3. River in Egypt
  3. 5. Greek city-state that focused on military
  4. 6. Desert in northern China
  5. 8. Religion that believes in Dharma, Karma, and reincarnation
  6. 10. Religion founded by Jesus of Nazareth
  7. 13. Paper-like material made from reeds that grew along the Nile
  8. 15. the government of ancient Athens
  9. 17. Writing system from Egypt
  10. 18. Belief in many gods
  11. 19. Greek god of the sea
  12. 21. Government where people elect leaders to make government decisions
  13. 25. Government where a king or queen is in charge
  14. 27. Language of the Romans
  15. 29. Invention of Mesopotamia that made travel and transportation easier