Origins of Civilization Chapter 2 7th grade

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Across
  1. 2. a society with a highly developed culture and technology
  2. 7. one of the world's oldest permanent settlements; houses had to be entered through the roof
  3. 10. the science of obtaining metals in their natural form and preparing them for use
  4. 11. one of China's Neolithic cultural hearths
  5. 12. a place of worship
  6. 13. a type of corn
  7. 14. the belief in and worship of gods and goddesses
  8. 15. specialized workers who recorded business transactions
  9. 17. an organization set up to make and enforce rules in society
Down
  1. 1. a place from which new ideas and technology spread to surrounding areas
  2. 2. the process by which cultures interact and ideas spread from one area to another
  3. 3. a large farming village found in China
  4. 4. an oasis about 50 miles south of Cairo
  5. 5. the world's first known temple
  6. 6. relating to descendants traced through the mother
  7. 8. a main crop
  8. 9. family groupings
  9. 16. more than is required or needed
  10. 18. "middle America"