Across
- 4. new stone age
- 8. major river in Mesopotamia
- 10. longest river in the world
- 13. type of noises that were used in ancient China to keep evil spirits away
- 16. old stone age
- 18. country where oldest human remains were found
- 19. system of people that helped run the government
- 20. wise people who lived after neanderthals
- 22. poor people in Egypt were buried here
- 23. famous woman pharaoh in Egypt
- 25. before common era (abbrv.)
- 26. color of the Huang River in China
- 27. major river in India
- 28. ancient triangular writing used in Mesopotamia
Down
- 1. handy man
- 2. technology that allowed farmers to water their crops
- 3. the belief in only one god
- 5. usually found at the bottom of the social pyramid even though they made food surplus
- 6. ancient religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India
- 7. ancient temple built for gods in Mesopotamia
- 9. type of land in Egypt that was hot desert
- 11. major river in Mesopotamia
- 12. ancient Chinese philosopher who was known as the "first teacher"
- 14. type of land in Egypt that had rich soil
- 15. biggest piece of technology used by early humans
- 16. the belief in more than one god
- 17. important weapon invented in the Zhou dynasty
- 21. paper used in ancient Egypt
- 24. first city in Mesopotamia