River Valley Civilizations Culminating Assignment

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Across
  1. 4. weather patterns over a long period of time
  2. 9. Large planned city of ancient India where indoor plumbing was thought to have been used
  3. 12. the taming of plants and animals for human use
  4. 14. lines that go east and west but measure north and south of the equator
  5. 16. weather patterns that changed that brought cold air from the Himalayas in the winter and warm moist air in the spring to India
  6. 19. era in history when agriculture began and people began to settle
  7. 22. coins or paper money representing a certain value
  8. 23. continent that the first people are thought to have moved from
  9. 27. A polytheistic religion created by a mixture of Aryan and Harappan beliefs
  10. 28. civilization known as the land between 2 rivers and the cradle of civilization
  11. 30. the worship of one god
  12. 31. river valley civilization of Africa bordered on the west by the largest desert in the world
  13. 33. trade across land often using camels to carry goods across many civilizations
  14. 34. a subcontinent that originally formed along the Indus River
  15. 35. considered the most important philosophy in China instructing people to help their fellow man
Down
  1. 1. lines that run north and south but measure east and west of the prime meridian
  2. 2. The earliest era in history before the agriculture began when all people were hunter gatherers
  3. 3. the good and bad energy a person builds up throughout their lives
  4. 5. periods of intense cold where sheets of ice covered much of the Earth
  5. 6. a line of rulers from the same family
  6. 7. the trading of goods prior to the creation of currency
  7. 8. a social class system of India that forced you to stay in one group your entire life
  8. 10. early technology of the Paleolithic Era that brought safety, light, cooked food, etc...
  9. 11. a tool created and improved upon by the river valley civilizations which prepared the ground for planting
  10. 13. manmade way of moving water often used in agriculture
  11. 15. everything about a particular group of people such as food, religion, activities, etc...
  12. 17. rebirth of the soul
  13. 18. worship of many gods
  14. 20. monotheistic religion of the Hebrews/Jews that is considered the oldest monotheistic religion
  15. 21. the growing of food for human consumption
  16. 24. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
  17. 25. religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama that sought to find nirvana or a release from the cycle of rebirth
  18. 26. physical features of the land
  19. 29. people who created the first alphabet and were traders throughout the Mediterranean
  20. 32. Egyptian king thought of as the reincarnation of the sun god Re
  21. 33. a river valley civilization to the East with 2 rivers with only 10% of its land available for farming