Early Civilizations Crossword

1. Seasonal winds that bring dry or wet conditions to India.
4. A government closely connected to religious authority or beliefs.
7. The ancient city that gave its name to the Harappan civilization.
10. Paper like material made from reeds along the Nile.
13. The Babylonian ruler who created one of the first written law codes.
15. Fine soil carried by rivers that makes farmland fertile.
16. Massive stone structures built as tombs for pharaohs.
18. The major river that flows southwest from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.
19. The largest city of the Harappan civilization, located in modern day Pakistan.
21. The ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
24. The river paired with the Tigris that formed the Fertile Crescent.
25. Large temple structures in Sumerian city states.
26. The river that provided predictable flooding for Egyptian agriculture.

2. A broad landmass that is smaller than a continent; India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh form one.
3. The belief in multiple gods, practiced by Sumerians and Egyptians.
5. When Egypt expanded and looked more like this: territory under one ruler.
6. The wedge shaped writing system developed by the Sumerians.
8. The cultivation of crops and domestication of animals.
9. The mountain range that forms a northern barrier around the Indian subcontinent.
11. The writing system used in Ancient Egypt with picture symbols.
12. A series of rulers from the same family.
14. The empire known for Hammurabi's Code.
17. The southern Mesopotamian civilization known for city states, cuneiform, and ziggurats.
20. Independent cities in Sumer, each with its own ruler and laws.
22. Egyptian rulers who were considered divine or god like.
23. The ruler who created the world's first empire by uniting Mesopotamia.