Across
- 4. The title used by the rulers of Egypt. Means “Great house”
- 6. Group of traders traveling together
- 8. Many territories and peoples controlled by one government
- 10. Paths followed by traders.
- 11. a set of symbols that represents the sounds of the language
- 12. A region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
- 14. Professional writer
- 16. Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
- 18. The belief in many gods
- 19. A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year
- 20. People from rich and powerful families
- 22. A series of rulers from the same family.
- 23. Farming
Down
- 1. Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top
- 2. Strong Rapids
- 3. long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
- 5. Egyptian Writing System
- 7. Social class of people
- 9. A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
- 13. groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
- 15. an organized list of laws and rules
- 17. A city that is also a separate, independent state (country)
- 19. A traditional story that explains people’s beliefs
- 21. A large landmass that juts out of a continent