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Across
  1. 2. ancient region in West Asia between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  2. 4. government system where the priests rule in the name of god
  3. 6. extensive group of states, countries, under the rule of a single authority
  4. 9. form of writing, as used in Egypt, in the form of symbols representing objects/concepts
  5. 11. a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city and especially historic any dependent settlement
  6. 13. one of the earliest civilizations of ancient northeastern africa
  7. 14. spread of people from their homeland/spread of jews beyond Israel
  8. 16. ruler in ancient Egypt
  9. 17. an amount greater than needed
Down
  1. 1. body of officials and admins
  2. 3. commandments the precepts spoken by god to Israel delivered by Moses on Mt. Sinai
  3. 4. law of god as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures
  4. 5. line of hereditary rulers
  5. 7. the belief that there are multiple gods
  6. 8. age prehistoric period that followed the bronze age, when weapons and tools were made out of iron
  7. 10. any system of persons or things ranked above one another
  8. 12. the belief that there is on god
  9. 15. Iranian religion founded c6000 b.c. by Zoroaster