Learning contract 2

4. Having more than what is needed, especially extra food — which allowed early civilizations to grow.
5. An ancient region south of Egypt, along the Nile River (in modern Sudan), known for trade and gold.
8. The king or ruler of ancient Egypt, believed to be a god on Earth.
9. The picture-writing system used by ancient Egyptians.
11. A system where people are ranked according to their status or power.
12. Belief in only one god.
13. The “land between two rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates); one of the first civilizations, located in modern-day Iraq.
14. Belief in many gods.
16. The scattering of a group of people from their homeland (often refers to the Jewish Diaspora).
17. Age The time period when people began to use iron tools and weapons (after the Bronze Age).
18. An independent city with its own government and surrounding land, like a small country (example: Sumer).

1. A set of religious and moral laws given to Moses in the Hebrew Bible.
2. A series of rulers from the same family.
3. A system of government with many officials and departments that help run the state.
6. A large area of land made up of many territories or peoples, ruled by one person or government.
7. A government ruled by religious leaders or based on religious laws.
10. An ancient Persian religion that believed in one god and the struggle between good and evil.
15. The first five books of the Hebrew Bible; the most sacred text in Judaism.