Across
- 4. a city that, along with its surrounding territory, forms an independent state
- 5. when there is not enough of something to meet the demand
- 6. a new way of doing things that overcomes obstacles
- 7. a temple that is a massive building with rising layers
- 8. to overcome or take over another group of people by force; usually done by a government
- 10. a large territory consisting of many states or countries under one ruler
- 15. a description of the location of a place compared to the location of another place
- 17. a description of the location of an exact point on Earth using a grid system or GPS
- 19. the study of land, water, climate, and vegetation in an area
- 21. a god or goddess adopted and honored by a community; every Sumerian city-state had its own
Down
- 1. to inspire or affect the decisions and actions of others
- 2. ancient Egyptian system of writing using pictures and letter sounds
- 3. the study of how humans live in their communities and interact with the environment
- 9. system in which people or groups are ranked and given high or low social status
- 11. a collection of ancient stories that help explain the world
- 12. monarch (king or queen) of ancient Egypt or Nubia; the religious, military, and political leader
- 13. belief in many gods
- 14. the system of ancient writing invented in Sumer; the name comes from the wedge shape of a stylus pressed into wet clay
- 16. words of lasting value, either written or spoken, that are generally considered to be a work of art
- 18. a person who works as a professional writer for the government or for a business
- 20. a waterway made by people to control water and irrigate farms