Across
- 5. - A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water (9 letters)
- 7. Source - An original document or other material that has not been altered or interpreted by others (13 letters)
- 9. Crescent - A region in the Middle East where some of the earliest human civilizations began (15 letters)
- 11. - A system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (9 letters)
- 12. - Belief in a single god (12 letters)
- 15. - A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death (4 letters)
- 19. - To preserve a corpse from decay, originally with spices (6 letters)
- 22. - A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions (7 letters)
- 26. - Conferred by or based on inheritance (10 letters)
- 27. - An ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia (9 letters)
- 29. - An ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, known as the cradle of civilization (11 letters)
- 31. - A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple (8 letters)
- 32. - An ancient tool used for irrigation (7 letters)
- 35. - Conforming to the law or to rules (10 letters)
- 38. - Landform created at the mouth of a river (5 letters)
- 39. - A long poem, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures (4 letters)
- 40. - The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels (10 letters)
- 41. - A place regarded as holy (6 letters)
- 43. - Something handed down from one generation to another (6 letters)
- 44. - A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply (9 letters)
- 45. - A plant that has seeds in a pod, like beans or peas (6 letters)
- 46. - Regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or individual (6 letters)
- 47. - Relative social or professional standing (6 letters)
- 51. - A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state (9 letters)
- 52. - A raw material or primary agricultural product (8 letters)
- 53. - A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented (6 letters)
- 54. - A place where people establish a community (10 letters)
Down
- 1. Poem - A form of poetry that tells a story (13 letters)
- 2. - An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships (5 letters)
- 3. - The study of historical writing (14 letters)
- 4. - A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area (6 letters)
- 6. - An offspring of two different species or varieties (6 letters)
- 8. - To move back or withdraw (6 letters)
- 10. - A policy of territorial or economic expansion (12 letters)
- 13. - A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires (8 letters)
- 14. - A complex human society, typically one with cities and a well-organized government (12 letters)
- 16. - A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle or town, typically filled with water (4 letters)
- 17. - Ancient Egyptian writing system using symbols (12 letters)
- 18. - A person who promotes or publicizes a particular organization or cause (12 letters)
- 20. - An object made by a human being, typically of cultural or historical interest (8 letters)
- 21. - Title of ancient Egyptian rulers (7 letters)
- 22. - Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment (4 letters)
- 23. - Living forever; never dying (8 letters)
- 24. of Labor - The assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people (16 letters)
- 25. - An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority (6 letters)
- 28. - A two-wheeled vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing (7 letters)
- 30. - The belief in or worship of more than one god (10 letters)
- 33. - A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the stem of a water plant, used for writing (7 letters)
- 34. - A line of hereditary rulers of a country (7 letters)
- 36. - A large waterfall or a medical condition affecting the eye (8 letters)
- 37. - Relating to or based on history (10 letters)
- 42. - A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent (6 letters)
- 48. - A union or association formed for mutual benefit (8 letters)
- 49. - Written or carved on something, typically as a permanent record (9 letters)
- 50. - A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea (4 letters)