Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. - an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
  2. 5. - an expert who studies and records the past
  3. 7. - an object made or used by people in the past
  4. 8. Structure - The way a civilization is organized
  5. 10. - a means of supplying land with water
  6. 11. - A person who writes
  7. 13. - relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
  8. 16. Age - the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
  9. 19. - something that can be used to fulfill a need
  10. 21. - in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  11. 24. - before written history
  12. 25. of Laws - a collection of written laws and rules
  13. 26. - a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
Down
  1. 1. - The first form of writing; uses wedge-shaped characters
  2. 2. Age - the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
  3. 4. - Someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home
  4. 6. - a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
  5. 9. - an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
  6. 12. - A city that is the center of governments
  7. 14. - The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
  8. 15. - To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
  9. 17. - an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
  10. 18. Crescent
  11. 20. - the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants
  12. 22. - an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
  13. 23. - the business of buying and selling or exchanging items