Across
- 2. An ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds
- 3. Later; following after another event
- 6. To receive or obtain from a specified source
- 8. Boundary A fixed limit or extent that typically follows straight lines
- 12. A belief in the right of a nation to be an independent state
- 15. A natural mineral containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers
- 16. Rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by running water
Down
- 1. Underground water bearing layers of porous rock, sand or gravel
- 4. Member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia
- 5. Having to do with the matter at hand
- 7. To adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use
- 9. Most important, consequential, or influential
- 10. To present
- 11. One associated with another, especially in an action
- 13. A member of a wandering pastoral people
- 14. In the desert, streambed that is dry except during heavy rain