December 2014 Semester activity 2 of 2

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Across
  1. 4. the first expert on mummification
  2. 5. if I was wrapped in linen and preserved for the afterlife I would be a________
  3. 6. this type of scientists studied/studies the stars, very important to the Egyptians
  4. 8. a family of rulers, Ancient China had this too!
  5. 11. rich fertile land at the north end of the Nile
  6. 12. this person is an absolute ruler, governmental & religious
  7. 13. having more than you need
  8. 15. this type of system helps make land fertile
  9. 17. because the Egyptians believed in this we have learned a lot about their culture
  10. 18. this belief made the Israelites unpopular
  11. 21. they study artifacts and dig through the ruins of the past
  12. 22. someone who rules for a child
  13. 23. a ziggurat was not a tomb, but a:
  14. 24. gave up the old gods for monotheism!
  15. 25. farming and being settled was much _________than hunting & gatherer but WORTHWHILE..
  16. 26. in ancient times people believed in many gods, this is:
  17. 27. the writing system were so involved a _______ would be trained for years
  18. 30. Egypt’s gift from the Nile, and advanced__________
  19. 33. this library was here, had 1,000s of clay tables
  20. 34. food shortage
Down
  1. 1. these really get in the way when traveling on the Nile river
  2. 2. he set up the 1st code for his empire
  3. 3. for 10s of thousands of years people lived liked this, nomads
  4. 7. people are forced to live in another location, they are not wanted!
  5. 9. this group is given a lot of credit for warfare, but they had a library at Nineveh
  6. 10. this was developed to make record keeping easier for a trading nation
  7. 14. you may be part of one of these on your way to the bazaar
  8. 16. to tame animals & to cultivate crops
  9. 19. Sumerians had these type of stories that explained beliefs
  10. 20. I would need papyrus if I was using this form of ancient writing
  11. 28. area of many territories controlled by one government
  12. 29. what was considered a crossroads of trade?
  13. 30. I would need a clay tablet if I was using this form of ancient writing
  14. 31. people were this until they started to farm
  15. 32. rich fertile soil