Across
- 2. This is a group of states under a central authority
- 4. Mesopotamia was found near this river
- 5. This type of king is also a god
- 6. This king is thought to have united upper and lower Egypt
- 8. This provided natural barriers for Egyptian civilization
- 12. This is a group of cities and surrounding areas under independent authority
- 13. This Crescent was an area of good farmland
- 14. This process prevents corpses from decaying
- 16. This type of government is controlled by religious leaders
- 18. This is the belief in more than one god
- 19. The earliest Egyptian settlements were along this river
- 20. This is the name of the pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
- 23. Under this system, nobles are given land in exchange for loyalty, service, and protection
- 24. This leader deveoped an extensive series of laws
- 25. This is the name of the Indus River Valley civilization
- 26. This is a series of rulers from the same family
- 27. This is a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of the year
Down
- 1. This civilization was found in the Fertile Crescent
- 3. Egyptians used this plant to make paper
- 7. This structure was used for Egyptian burial
- 9. This is an ancient Egyptian writing system
- 10. This river is important to the Indus River Valley
- 11. The people in the Indus Valley made tremendous technological advances in this area
- 15. This river is important to the Indus Valley
- 17. The Mespotamians invented this written language
- 21. These people lived in Mesopotamia
- 22. Mesopotamia was found near this river
- 26. This is the marshy region at the mouth of a river