Vocab #2 Crossword

5. A system of writing using pictorial characters or symbols, used by the ancient Egyptians.
8. A sequence of rulers from the same family.
10. The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, which are sacred to Judaism.
11. An ancient Iranian religion and philosophy founded by the prophet Zoroaster.
13. The title of the ruler of ancient Egypt.
14. A set of religious and ethical directives, which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were revealed by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
16. The dispersion of a people from their original homeland.
17. A system of government characterized by a complex set of rules, departments, and procedures managed by a body of non-elected officials.
18. The belief that there is only one God.

1. A form of government where a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler.
2. The belief in and worship of more than one god.
3. An independent, sovereign state that consists of a city and its surrounding territory.
4. A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
6. An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, sovereign, or governing power.
7. A period of human history characterized by the widespread use of iron and steel tools and weapons.
9. An amount of something, such as food, that is more than what is needed or used.
12. An ancient region located in the fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, primarily in modern-day Iraq.
15. An ancient region in northeastern Africa, located along the Nile River in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.