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- 4. one of three great civilizations in Mesopotamia
- 5. was grown by Harappan Farmers
- 7. was the name for paradise in the Gilgamesh epic
- 9. where the early Israelites lived
- 11. a temple made of sundried brick and colors tile
- 13. is the modern country in Mesopotamia
- 14. process of embalming a body
- 15. leader who ended the first dynasty
- 17. was a queen of great prominence
- 19. this dynasty was the first recorded civilization in China
- 21. name of Egyptian sun god
- 22. the early Chinese referred to their homeland as......
- 26. belief in one all powerful God
- 27. great blue gate of Babylon
- 29. was a herder and trader who left Ur to settle in Canaan
- 30. God responsible for life, death, rebirth
- 31. one of two ancient cities of South Asia
- 34. is the falcon God of the skies
- 36. one of two rivers of the Fertile Crescent
- 37. is a family group
- 38. is the number of capital cities of first dynasty, identified by archaeologists
- 40. was used to justify the ruling class power over others
- 42. was the center of Sumerian civilization
- 43. pyramids were built as
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- 1. these bones were used to predict the future
- 2. was created using the movement of the moon and the Dog Star Sirius
- 3. was killed by the shepherd boy David
- 6. the temple where Egyptian religion was preserved
- 8. the stone which was the first confirmation of the bible
- 10. is the God of the dead
- 11. this dynasty succeeded the Shang and ruled for 800 years
- 12. is the only mummy to be undisturbed until the 20th century
- 16. kings in the new kingdom were called
- 18. seasonal winds that greatly affect climate
- 20. one of two rivers of the Fertile Crescent
- 23. mountain ranges on the northern border of South Asis
- 24. is where royal mummies lie today
- 25. the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
- 28. the first five books of the Old Testament
- 32. was an Israelite who led his people out of Egypt
- 33. were built to serve as tombs for their kings
- 35. this is the language that was used to decode the stones
- 39. was an Isaraelite who was admired for her wisdom
- 41. designed the oldest stone monument
