Chapter 4

5. Structure with triangular sides.
7. System of many governments officials who carry out government rules and regulations
9. One of the world’s first alphabets, invented in ancient Nubia
12. Study of the structure of the body and its organs.
13. Black wood from West Africa
15. Symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound.
16. A series of rulers from the same family

1. Statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials.
2. A writing surface similar to paper named after the papyrus reed that grew along the Nile River in ancient Egypt.
3. Group of rocky rapids
4. Dependence by each country or group on the other
6. Buying and selling of goods and services
8. Skilled worker who practices a handicraft
10. Hard white material made from elephant tusks
11. A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose
14. King of ancient Egypt
16. A flat plain formed on the seabed where a river deposits material over many years