Vocab #2- Ancient River Valley Civilizations

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Across
  1. 4. A civilization in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  2. 5. The belief or worship of more than one god
  3. 7. The ten rules given to Moses by god that dictate how humans should live with each other, according to Hebrew traditions
  4. 9. The compilation of the first five books in the Hebrew Bible
  5. 12. A ranked/classification of a group of people based on economic and social standing
  6. 13. The line of hereditary rulers of an empire or country
  7. 14. A government based on religion
  8. 15. The ancient Egyptian writing system
  9. 16. A city and its surrounding territory functioning as an independent state with its own government
  10. 17. A range of territories and people under a single sovereign authority
Down
  1. 1. A large, complex system of government in which it's managed by non-elected officials
  2. 2. A historical period following the Bronze Age, when weapons/tools were made of iron
  3. 3. The amount of excess of something left over once the requirements have been met
  4. 5. A ruler in ancient Egypt
  5. 6. The belief or worship of one god
  6. 8. A region along the Nile River consisting of several empires, such as the Kingdom of Kush
  7. 10. The dispersion of people from their original homeland
  8. 11. Founded in ancient Persia by an Iranian; this religion's followers believe the world is involved in a struggle between good & evil