Vocab #2: River Valleys Crossword

5. A system of Egyptian writing that involves writing in pictorial characters.
8. A succession of leaders of the same descent. EX. father’s son is king’s son is king…
10. A sacred scripture of Jewish writing that contains wisdom and law.
11. A Persian religion that is about a supreme god called Ahura Mazda, who requires good. deeds to defeat the evil spirit Ahriman.
13. The ruler of ancient Egypt who is considered to be a political leader and also a divine person.
14. A set of 10 moral principles given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai.
16. The scattering of Jews outside of ancient Palestine.
17. A body made up of government officials.
18. The belief that there is only one god.

1. government of a state where officials say that they have divine guidance
2. Belief of more than one god.
3. A self-governing state that includes a city and its surrounding territory.
4. A governing body it is most likely organized into classes or ranks.
6. A political group that has a large amount of territory(ies) and people governed by a single ruler with complete control
7. The period of time when humans smelted iron to create tools and weapons.
9. An amount of something(crops) that is more than what's needed or required.
12. An area in southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, starting from the. mountains of east Asia Minor to the Persian gulf.
15. A region and Ancient Kingdom along the Nile, south of Egypt.