Early Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley

4. wedge shaped symbols creating the first system or writing in the world.
6. massive stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point.
7. another word for trader.
10. a material taken from elephants tusk
11. pyramid-shaped temple
12. a river that is massively important to the development of ancient Egypt. It is still important to many African countries today.
15. in 3000 BC hundreds of people settled in this area of Mesopotamia.
17. a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean sea.
20. human-made waterways.
21. a way to supply water to an area of land using a ditches and canals.
22. consists of a central city and the surrounding country side.
25. paperlike material used by early Egyptians
26. this title means "great house", reserved for rulers.
28. the worship of multiple or more than one god.
29. set of laws that covered everything from trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injury, and murder.
30. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
31. an ancient Egyptian writing system that used symbols.

1. routes paths used by traders
2. specially preserved bodies wrapped in cloth.
3. people of great status who performed or led religious ceremonies.
5. or a series of rulers from the same family, usually during a time of prosperity.
8. an organized society within a specific area.
9. an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
13. items sent to other regions for trade.
14. long poems such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, that tells stories of heroes.
16. dark, heavy wood
18. a writer who often times would keep track of items trade between groups.
19. more than needed.
23. the division of society by rank or class
24. a set of letters that can be combined to form words.
27. items brought in from other regions from trade.