River Valley Civilizations Vocab #2 Crossword - Block 3 - Drithi Konatham
Across
- 3. region of Southwestern Asia between between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers extending from the mountains of Eastern Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf
- 4. a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
- 5. system of writing using mainly pictorial characters
- 8. the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
- 10. a large group of people who are involved in running a government but who are not elected
- 11. a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders
- 14. a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government
- 16. a region and ancient kingdom in Northeastern Africa along the Nile in Southern Egypt and Northeastern Sudan
- 17. a family of rulers who rule over a country or empire for a long period of time
- 18. the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish scripture and other sacred text
Down
- 1. the belief that there is only one god
- 2. a Persian religion found by the prophet Zoroaster in which there is one supreme god, Ahura Mazda
- 6. a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time
- 7. a group that controls and organization and is divided into different levels
- 9. belief or worship of more than one god
- 12. Age the period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 B.C. in Western Asia and Europe
- 13. Commandments the ethical commandments of God according to biblical accounts
- 15. a ruler of ancient Egypt