Ancient Communities Chapter 1 and 2

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Across
  1. 3. a roll of parchment or paper for writing or painting on.
  2. 6. Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
  3. 8. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.
  4. 9. A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
  5. 11. River originating in central Africa and flowing north to the Mediterranean Sea, with its delta in Egypt
Down
  1. 1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
  2. 2. A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  3. 4. The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
  4. 5. A historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent
  5. 7. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
  6. 8. Pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay. Pottery can be broadly divided into earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware.
  7. 10. A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.