Ancient Civilizations Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity
  2. 3. machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
  3. 5. one of the rivers that supported Ancient China, named after the color of the silt it carries
  4. 8. one of the rivers that supported the civilization of Mesopotamia
  5. 9. the principal method of human communication, consisting of words including writing and speaking
  6. 10. the second river that supported the civilization of Mesopotamia
  7. 14. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
  8. 16. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level, not using all your resources at once
Down
  1. 2. the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products.
  2. 4. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
  3. 6. a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on paper or some other surface.
  4. 7. one of the first centers of permanent human settlement in the middle east
  5. 8. an early center of human settlement in Northern Africa
  6. 11. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a God or Gods.
  7. 12. an early center of human settlement in East Asia
  8. 13. the river that supported the Egyptian civilization
  9. 15. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture.