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2. Crescent A boomerang-shaped region in the Middle East with rich soil ideal for early farming.
3. A massive, stepped pyramid-shaped temple built by ancient Sumerians.
7. A pictorial symbol or drawing that represents a word or phrase.
8. To tame wild animals or adapt wild plants for human use.
12. The study of past human life and cultures by examining remaining objects
14. The "Old Stone Age," characterized by nomadic lifestyles and the use of simple stone tools.
15. Professional record-keepers who were trained to write in ancient civilizations
16. he shared beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a group of people
17. The world's first system of writing, invented by the Sumerians using wedge-shaped marks.
18. A famous prehistoric monument made of massive standing stones in England.
20. The "New Stone Age," characterized by settled farming and advanced stone tools.
21. A skilled worker who makes items by hand, such as pottery, tools, or clothing.

1. A complex human society with advanced culture, government, religion, and social structure.
4. Human-made objects of cultural or historical interest, such as tools or pottery
5. A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place to find food.
6. To arrange and write down a systematic code of laws (like Hammurabi's Code).
9. The period of time before written records existed
10. A person who survives by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants for food.
11. a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East known as the "cradle of civilization"
13. The scientific name for modern humans
19. Revolution The major shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and permanent settlements.