River Valley Civilizations

2. The Egyptian god-kings that were believed to be as splendid as the gods in the heavens.
7. Translated to "land between the rivers."This land faces the Mediterranean Sea.
11. A writing surface often used to write hieroglyphics.
13. A king who was predicted to be the one who united upper and lower Egypt.
15. A broad,marshy area of land in the shape of a triangle. It is formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the Nile River.
17. A writing system used by Egyptians; a picture often stood as an idea or sound.
18. The embalming and drying out of a corpse of royal and elite Egyptian's bodies after death to prevent them from decaying.
19. A pharaoh that reigned from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. One of his most enduring legacies is the code of laws he created.
20. A city and its surrounding land that was controlled by a ruler and had its own government.

1. A seasonal wind blowing from the southwest in Southeast Asia.
3. The action in which a soul or spirit is rebirthed.
4. Oringinally called Indus Valley Civilization; many archaeological discoveries were made here.
5. A piece of land that is capable of producing several crops. It is in the shape of a cresent.
6. The process of which cultural practices and beliefs from one society to another.
8. Several states or countries that are under one authority or ruling.
9. An immense structure built as the resting place for kings after death.
10. A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
12. A distinguishable part of a continent.
14. A type of government in which the ruling is based on religious authority.
16. The belief of more than one god.