6th Grade Social Studies

4. _____code of laws (eye for an eye).
6. A government ruled by the people.
10. The number of rulers in a monarchy.
13. The number of rulers in an oligarchy.
14. Fireworks came from what civilization?
15. Land between the rivers.
18. Belief in many gods.
20. The pyramids were built as _____ for their pharaohs.
21. This ruler was named dictator for life and ended the Roman Republic (his last name).
22. The Greeks invented this sporting event to honor Zeus.

1. The name of the first laws written down by the Romans.
2. The process of preserving the Egyptians dead bodies for the afterlife.
3. Said to be the greatest invention from the Mesopotamians.
5. Much of ancient Greece's physical feature.
7. Republic came from what civilization?
8. Democracy came from what civilization?
9. The Great Pyramids of Giza came from what civilization?
11. The name of the river ancient Egyptians settled by.
12. A series of rulers from the same family.
14. Name of Mesopotamian writing.
16. Ancient Chinese trade route was called this.
17. The name of the paper Egyptian scribes wrote on.
19. A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.
23. Surrounded on three sides by water.