Civilizations Fertile Crescent Nile River Valley

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  1. 2. a region in northeast Africa, formerly known as Kush
  2. 3. Crescent a large arc of fertile lands between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea; the world's earliest civilizations began in this region
  3. 6. the worship of many gods
  4. 8. Kingdom a period in Egyptian history that lasted from 2700 to 2200 BC
  5. 9. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  6. 11. Stone a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian; used by scholars to learn how to read hieroglyphics
  7. 12. life after death according to some beliefs
  8. 17. the ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols to communicate
  9. 19. a long-lasting, paperlike material made from reeds
  10. 21. an ancient kingdom south of Egypt
  11. 25. people from rich and powerful families
  12. 26. imaginary creatures having the body of a lion and the head of another animal or a human
  13. 27. finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops
  14. 29. Code a set of 282 laws created by the Babylonian leader Hammurabi
  15. 31. a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
  16. 32. Egypt the northern part of ancient Egypt, a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea
  17. 35. Egypt the southern part of ancient Egypt, a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea
  18. 36. city located on the Euphrates near what is now Baghdad, Iraq
  19. 37. more than what is needed
  20. 39. the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt
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  1. 1. rapids in a river
  2. 4. a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler
  3. 5. a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle
  4. 7. network a system of people in different lands who trade goods
  5. 8. a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
  6. 10. buyers and sellers of goods; traders
  7. 13. a political unit made up of a city and all its surrounding lands
  8. 14. a pyramid shaped temple
  9. 15. human-made waterways
  10. 16. a series of rulers from the same family
  11. 18. the world's first system of writing
  12. 20. of labor an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
  13. 22. long poems that tell the stories of heroes
  14. 23. Kingdom the period in which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
  15. 24. a person who keeps records or copies documents
  16. 28. a government ruled by religious leaders
  17. 30. Kingdom a period of order and stability in ancient Egypt that lasted to about 1750 BC
  18. 33. the economic center and capital of ancient Kush
  19. 34. another name for Mesopotamia, the region in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  20. 38. hierarchy the division of society according to people's rank or class