Pre-AP Midterm Review
Across
- 3. Belief in only one god.
- 7. The people who created the first written law code.
- 10. Seafaring civilization known for its alphabet and trade.
- 11. A king of ancient Egypt.
- 14. Empire started by Cyrus the great
- 17. Empire known for military terror and iron weapons.
- 21. Region known as the "land between two rivers."
- 22. Farming method of cutting and burning vegetation.
- 24. Theory that humans migrated from Africa.
- 25. Belief in many gods.
Down
- 1. A crescent-shaped region of fertile land in the Middle East.
- 2. Babylonian king known for his code of laws.
- 4. Scientific name for "wise wise human."
- 5. Persian religion with a focus on good vs. evil.
- 6. Egyptian writing using pictures and symbols.
- 8. Government ruled by religious leaders.
- 9. A writing system where symbols represent sounds.
- 12. Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism.
- 13. Period known as the "Old Stone Age."
- 15. An early Neolithic settlement with packed-together homes.
- 16. A person who moves from place to place.
- 18. Persian empire was divided into 20 of these.
- 19. Wedge-shaped writing system from Sumer.
- 20. Massive Sumerian temple.
- 23. Period known as the "New Stone Age."