Ancient Civilizations

2. Sumerian system of writing using wedge shaped markings
5. An area that has a highly organized social order with systems of religion and government
9. Fertile land that spans from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, in the Middle East.
10. Time period where people hunted and gathered for food; The Old Stone Age
12. To tame an animal for human purposes
13. A group of states or territories that were conquered and controlled by one ruler
14. a group of merchants traveling together
16. Ancient Egyptian writing system using pictures symbols for ideas or sounds
18. Leader of Babylon who set strict, harsh codified laws; “Eye for an Eye and tooth for a tooth”
19. People who moved from place to place, hunting and gathering their food.
20. a record-keeper

1. Farming
3. Stone temples made out of sun-dried bricks that were used for political and religious purposes
4. A major turning point in history, where people began to farm and domesticate animals; the New Stone Age or the Agricultural Revolution
6. the act of training for a particular job
7. more than what is needed
8. “The land between two rivers”; The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that provided fertile land to civilizations such as Sumer, Babylon, Persia and the Phoenicians.
11. King of Egypt who was considered a living God
15. fertile soil
17. a city that governs itself