Fertile Crescent

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Across
  1. 2. The name of the religious building in Mesopotamia.
  2. 4. The two rivers in Mesopotamia were the Tigris and _________ rivers.
  3. 7. The social __________ shows who was important or not important in a civilization.
  4. 8. When a religion has many gods it is _________.
  5. 9. The religion of the Hebrews was __________.
  6. 10. The first written laws in the world were called the ______ __ _____________.
  7. 11. The person who received the Ten Commandments was called _______.
  8. 13. The leaders in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were kings and _________.
  9. 17. A religion with one god is __________.
  10. 19. The "father" of Judaism was called _________.
  11. 22. The special type of preservation of dead bodies used in Egypt was called ________________.
  12. 23. A person whose job was writing was a ________.
  13. 24. The river in Egypt was the ______ river.
Down
  1. 1. The Phoenicians created many _______ around the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 3. The set of social rules for the Hebrews was called the _____ _____________.
  3. 5. The Phoenicians created the first _________.
  4. 6. Most leaders in the ancient Fertile Crescent were chosen using _________.
  5. 12. The writing from Egypt was called __________.
  6. 14. The holy book of Judaism is the _______.
  7. 15. The writing system in Mesopotamia was called _________.
  8. 16. The ______ river was near where the ancient Hebrews lived.
  9. 18. The kings of ancient Egypt were called _________.
  10. 20. a city and its surrounding countryside
  11. 21. A group of cities that have things in common.