Across
- 4. land God promised to Abraham and his descendants
- 7. early forms of writing that use simple pictures
- 8. a system of writing using pictorial symbols
- 14. descendants of the Hebrew Patriarch Jacob
- 15. region where the Fertile Crescent was
- 18. set on ancient Jewish manuscripts
- 19. a key source of understanding the history of the Ancient Israelites
- 20. mound of Earth and debris that provides valuable insights
Down
- 1. large stone tablet that gives more credibility to the Israelite Conquest of Canaan
- 2. region in the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest civilizations
- 3. another name for The Fertile Crescent
- 5. forms a significant part of the Cradle of Civilization
- 6. the study of the past through ancient artifacts
- 9. greatest faith story ever told
- 10. Jericos earliest defense systems and construction teqniques
- 11. famous artifact that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
- 12. name of the river near the Ain Ghazal
- 13. known as the largest Neolithic settlements in the world along the Jordan River
- 16. the Iraelites escape from slavery
- 17. oldest city in the world