Ancient Civilizations - Topics 1-5

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Across
  1. 4. new stone age
  2. 8. major river in Mesopotamia
  3. 10. longest river in the world
  4. 13. type of noises that were used in ancient China to keep evil spirits away
  5. 16. old stone age
  6. 18. country where oldest human remains were found
  7. 19. system of people that helped run the government
  8. 20. wise people who lived after neanderthals
  9. 22. poor people in Egypt were buried here
  10. 23. famous woman pharaoh in Egypt
  11. 25. before common era (abbrv.)
  12. 26. color of the Huang River in China
  13. 27. major river in India
  14. 28. ancient triangular writing used in Mesopotamia
Down
  1. 1. handy man
  2. 2. technology that allowed farmers to water their crops
  3. 3. the belief in only one god
  4. 5. usually found at the bottom of the social pyramid even though they made food surplus
  5. 6. ancient religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India
  6. 7. ancient temple built for gods in Mesopotamia
  7. 9. type of land in Egypt that was hot desert
  8. 11. major river in Mesopotamia
  9. 12. ancient Chinese philosopher who was known as the "first teacher"
  10. 14. type of land in Egypt that had rich soil
  11. 15. biggest piece of technology used by early humans
  12. 16. the belief in more than one god
  13. 17. important weapon invented in the Zhou dynasty
  14. 21. paper used in ancient Egypt
  15. 24. first city in Mesopotamia