Early River Civilizations

4. divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation
6. pyramid shaped temple tower
7. the act of embalming, drying, and wrapping a dead body
8. built as burial resting places for rulers and important Egyptians
10. writing system using picture symbols
11. exchange of goods and ideas when cultures come in contact
12. belief in many gods
14. ruled by a king or queen
16. a city and all the countryside around it
17. Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body
18. world’s first system of writing
19. journey of the Hebrews, led by Moses, from Egypt to Canaan after they were freed from slavery

1. advanced state of human society containing high levels of government, culture, science, and industry
2. Egyptian paper made from reeds
3. A large arc of fertile farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
5. belief in only one god
9. a series of rulers from the same family
12. title used by the rulers of Egypt
13. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
15. Chinese idea of the divine right to rule