Crossword history

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  1. 5. study of celestial bodies
  2. 6. belief in only one God
  3. 9. Belief in many gods
Down
  1. 1. form of picture writing from the Egyptians
  2. 2. earliest known form of writing
  3. 3. III, regarded as the greatest warrior-king
  4. 4. crescent, crescent shaped fertile region encompassing Mesopotamia and the land of Canaan
  5. 5. interpreting human events and destiny by the position of the planets and stars
  6. 7. sacred writings of Zoroastrianism
  7. 8. “Land between the rivers” fertile region of the Tigris and Euphrates river