Origins of Civilization Vocab by Mauricio Mendoza

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Across
  1. 3. to arrange or set down in writing
  2. 7. system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds
  3. 10. region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  4. 11. the way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience
  5. 12. title of the rulers of ancient Egypt
  6. 14. person who moves from place to place in search of food
  7. 15. (1792 B.C.–1750 B.C.) Hammurabi became the first king of the Babylonian empire. He inherited the power from his father, who extended Babylon’s control across Mesopotamia. Hammurabi is known for writing the first code of law in recorded history
  8. 16. believing in one god
Down
  1. 1. system of ranking groups
  2. 2. believing in many gods
  3. 4. Period the era of prehistory that lasted from at least 2 million b.c. to about 9000 b.c.; also called the Old Stone Age
  4. 5. a complex, highly organized social order
  5. 6. ruling family
  6. 8. a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages
  7. 9. a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
  8. 13. Period the final era of prehistory, which began about 9000.b.c.; also called the New Stone Age