World History -- Chapter 2-6 Test

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Across
  1. 2. a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned
  2. 5. a line of rulers from the same family
  3. 9. the principle that limited amounts of goods and services are available to meet unlimited wants
  4. 15. the position of a place in relation to another place
  5. 16. a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
  6. 17. babylonian king who established Sumeria
  7. 21. a half of the earth, as divided by the equator or by the Prime Meridian
  8. 23. a person who writes things down; an official record-keeper.
  9. 24. the belief in or worship of more than one god.
  10. 25. a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
  11. 26. an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features
  12. 27. Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
  13. 31. a ruler of ancient Egypt
  14. 32. the exact position of a place on the earth's surface.
  15. 33. great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
  16. 35. a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
  17. 36. a social group made up of families or clans
  18. 38. a long poem that tells the story of a hero.
  19. 39. a messenger sent by God to share God's word with people
  20. 41. forced payments taken from conquered people
  21. 43. the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
  22. 45. the science or practice of farming, including the growing of crops and the rearing of animals
  23. 49. to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control
  24. 52. the physical and human characteristics of a location
  25. 54. teachings that Moses received from God; later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible
  26. 56. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
  27. 57. a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling migration of plants, animals, and people
  28. 58. a member of a group that has no permanent home and wanders in search of food and water
  29. 59. the division of power among different branches of government
Down
  1. 1. any change that has an enormous effect on peoples' way of life
  2. 3. early system of writing in which wedge-shaped characters were made with a sharp reed on wet clay
  3. 4. overall weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  4. 6. the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
  5. 7. parallel to the equator; measures north and south
  6. 8. a government controlled by religious leaders
  7. 10. prepared according to Jewish dietary law
  8. 11. Jewish house of worship
  9. 12. the earliest period of the Stone Age
  10. 13. a government ruled by a king or queen
  11. 14. a rule that God wanted the Israelites to follow
  12. 18. belief in only one god
  13. 19. the period after the Paleolithic Age marked by a shift from hunting-and-gathering to agriculture
  14. 20. the study of the earth's physical and cultural features
  15. 22. land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first civilizations developed
  16. 28. the official leader of a Jewish congregation
  17. 29. a fan-shaped area of fertile silt near where a river flows into the sea
  18. 30. an agreement with God
  19. 33. a reed plant growing wild along the Nile River that was used to make paper
  20. 34. a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
  21. 37. a forced absence from one's home or country
  22. 40. beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
  23. 42. a government representative to another country
  24. 44. a worker skilled in a craft
  25. 46. a complex, highly organized social order
  26. 47. circles the Earth from Pole to Pole; measures east and west
  27. 48. groups of merchants or citizens traveling together for safety over long distances
  28. 50. the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
  29. 51. people that conquered Egypt in 633 B.C. and ruled for about 60 years
  30. 53. a sacred song or poem used in worship
  31. 55. holy places decorated with images of Gods and Goddesses