Across
- 5. basic religious obligations of Islam
- 7. ruler of ancient Egypt
- 9. area formed from a soil deposit located at the mouth of a river
- 10. belief in more than one god
- 12. agreement
- 14. city and its surrounding countryside
- 16. group of lands under one ruler
- 17. religious journey to Makkah that Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if they are able to do so
- 18. huge stone structure that served as an elaborate tomb or monument
Down
- 1. highly developed cultures
- 2. follower of a specific teacher
- 3. Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets
- 4. messenger of God
- 6. form of writing that uses signs and symbols
- 8. Egyptian paper
- 11. belief in one God
- 13. in Judaism and Christianity, a savior sent by God
- 15. form of government in which one individual ruled as both religious leader and king