10/3 S.S. Review Crossword

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  1. 2. - A time label meaning “Anno Domini,” used for dates after the birth of Christ
  2. 6. - A person who lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants
  3. 7. - The space of time between two dates on a timeline
  4. 9. - The wedge-shaped writing of ancient Sumer
  5. 13. - Rich soil left behind after a river floods
  6. 14. - A stepped temple in the center of a Sumerian city
  7. 15. - Flat open land near the rivers where farmers later settled
  8. 17. - A ditch, sometimes filled with water, dug around city walls for defense
  9. 18. - A man-made water channel used for farming
  10. 19. - The study of what happened in the past
  11. 20. - A metal made by mixing copper and tin, used for tools and weapons
  12. 23. - Having enough food produced year after year
  13. 25. - A person who studies and writes about the past
  14. 27. - The main line of latitude at 0 degrees
  15. 31. - Working together to keep canals clear and water flowing
  16. 32. - Imaginary lines that run north–south and measure distance east or west of the prime meridian
  17. 33. - Extra supply of food beyond what is needed right away
  18. 35. - A line that shows events in the order they happened
  19. 36. - A crescent-shaped region in the Middle East where farming began
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  1. 1. - A city with its own government and surrounding farmland
  2. 2. - The practice of growing crops and raising animals
  3. 3. - An object made or used by people in the past
  4. 4. - Barriers built around a city to protect it
  5. 5. - A raised bank of earth built to keep rivers from flooding
  6. 8. - A time label meaning “Before Christ,” used for very old dates
  7. 10. - A person who moves from place to place in search of food
  8. 11. - “Land between the rivers,” where some of the first cities grew
  9. 12. - One of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
  10. 16. - Bringing river water to fields through canals and ditches
  11. 20. - A time label meaning “Before Common Era,” another way to say BC
  12. 21. - The other main river of Mesopotamia
  13. 22. - Imaginary lines that run east–west and measure distance north or south of the equator
  14. 24. - A pointed weapon on a long stick used by Sumerian soldiers
  15. 26. - Low hills at the base of mountains where early farmers once lived
  16. 28. - A person who learns about the past by digging up artifacts
  17. 29. - The main line of longitude at 0 degrees
  18. 30. - A farming tool pulled by animals to turn soil
  19. 34. - A time label meaning “Common Era,” another way to say AD