Module 2 Vocab Crossword: Early River Valley Civilizations

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Across
  1. 3. Ancient settlements in the Indus River Valley
  2. 4. Pyramid-shaped monument that was part of a temple in Sumer
  3. 6. Skilled worker that makes goods by hand
  4. 10. Pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties
  5. 11. Belief in many gods
  6. 15. Political unit much like an independent country
  7. 16. Landmass that is a distinct part of a continent
  8. 17. Professional record keeper
  9. 19. Resting place for Egyptian kings after death
  10. 20. Seasonal wind
  11. 22. Marshy area at the mouth of a river
  12. 24. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  13. 26. Trading goods and services without money
  14. 27. Government where the ruler is considered to be a divine figure
  15. 29. Divine approval of the ruler
  16. 30. Development of skills in a specific kind of work
Down
  1. 1. Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws
  2. 2. New ideas spreading from one culture to another
  3. 5. Egyptian writing system
  4. 7. Arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
  5. 8. Long-lasting pattern of organization in a community
  6. 9. Plant used to make a paper-like material
  7. 12. Process used to preserve a body after death in Ancient Egypt
  8. 13. Egyptian ruler thought of as a god
  9. 14. Wedge-shaped writing developed in Sumer
  10. 18. Peoples, nations, or independent states under control of one ruler
  11. 21. King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt
  12. 22. Series of rulers from a single family
  13. 23. Fertile soil
  14. 25. Political system where nobles or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king
  15. 26. Time when people began using bronze
  16. 28. Animal bone used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods