Across
- 2. Professional Writer
- 3. Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading Israelites from Egypt
- 6. King of Babylon from 1792-1750 B.C.
- 7. Organized list of laws and rules
- 10. Group of travelers journeying together
- 11. Time when there is so little food that many starve
- 14. Set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
- 17. Region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
- 19. Traditional story; in some cultures a legend
- 20. Many territories and peoples controlled by one government
Down
- 1. Scattering of people with common beliefs
- 4. Religion that developed in ancient Persia
- 5. Market selling different kinds of goods
- 7. Binging agreement
- 8. Belief in one god
- 9. Belief in many gods
- 12. Force someone to live in another country
- 13. Groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the fertile crescent
- 15. Religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for god
- 16. Capital of Babylonia
- 18. City that is also separate, independent state