Ancient Mesopotamia/Egypt

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Across
  1. 5. nutrient-rich soil left behind due to flooding
  2. 7. This is the time of year when the Nile River often flooded
  3. 8. Yes or No: The Canaanites were more than likely various groups of people living in a region but not a unified kingdom
  4. 9. A ruler of Ancient Egypt
  5. 11. Mesopotamia is often referred to this because of it's rich soil
  6. 15. He was the King of Babylon and wrote the first known legal codes/law
  7. 16. She was the second female pharaoh and there was great peace during her reign
  8. 18. Located on the continent of Africa, this river flows through eleven countries
  9. 19. Sumerians built these to honor their gods
  10. 20. Lower Egypt is to the ____ direction
  11. 21. This means the land between rivers
  12. 23. This is said to guard the tombs of the pharaohs
Down
  1. 1. True or False: Ancient Mesopotamia is not considered the cradle of civilization
  2. 2. She was the last ruler of Egypt: ____ VII
  3. 3. These people were enslaved for a period of time by the rules of Ancient Egypt
  4. 4. Where the Tigris and Euphrates River are located`
  5. 6. This is the first known written language developed by the Sumerians
  6. 10. This was the first true empire
  7. 12. True or False: The Nile River flows from South to West
  8. 13. Upper Egypt could control this to force lower Egypt to obey or submit
  9. 14. This pharaoh built the Pyramid of Giza
  10. 17. paper-like material made from the reeds of this plant
  11. 22. King Ramses II built these all over Egypt