Across
- 2. A large collection of countries or regions under the control of a single ruler or government.
- 5. A type of government led by a ruler who is also a religious leader.
- 6. The belief in multiple gods.
- 7. A complex and permanent society characterized by religion, an economy, social hierarchy, government, technological advancements, specialization of labor, and written language.
- 8. The first system of writing, developed in ancient Sumer.
Down
- 1. An independent political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding lands.
- 3. A stepped temple structure built by the Sumerians.
- 4. The process of taming wild animals or growing plants to make them useful to humans, like turning wolves into dogs or wild plants into crops.