World History Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. History, Passing down stories and traditions by speaking instead of writing
  2. 4. Daro, One of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
  3. 6. Dynasty, Early Chinese dynasty known for bronze work and writing
  4. 9. Early civilization region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  5. 11. River in Egypt that supported farming and early civilization
  6. 12. Medes, Early ruler associated with the Medes civilization in ancient Persia
  7. 14. One of the world’s earliest writing systems using wedge-shaped marks
  8. 15. Hearth, A place where early civilizations and new ideas first developed
  9. 16. Ancient empire known for powerful armies and strict rule
Down
  1. 1. “Old Stone Age” when people were hunter-gatherers
  2. 2. of Hammurabi, One of the first written sets of laws in history
  3. 5. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations known for giant stone heads
  4. 7. “New Stone Age” when farming and permanent settlements began
  5. 8. One of the two rivers that supported Mesopotamian civilization
  6. 10. of Heaven, Chinese belief that rulers get their right to rule from the gods
  7. 13. Region in Central America where civilizations like the Maya and Aztec developed