Across
- 4. early Indian writing system
- 7. early Egyptian writing system / like cuneiform, they conveyed meaning based on a specific picture
- 9. river that flows through modern Pakistan / makes farming possible in an otherwise dry region / both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro - the largest cities of the Harappan Civilization - were located along this river
- 10. first major city-state in Mesopotamia / located between the Tigris and Euphrates
- 11. civilization centered around the Nile River Valley
- 12. became a major power in the Near East after Hammurabi created a short-lived empire in southern and central Mesopotamia / name of several successive empires - the last emperor Nabonidus was deposed by Cyrus the Great
- 14. tombs built for pharaohs that usually started when they took power
- 15. flows south from the mountains of the Armenian highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the Persian Gulf / important for irrigation and a major transportation route through Mesopotamia
- 16. third longest river in the world and longest river in Eurasia / rice cultivation triggered the development of civilization around this river
- 18. Chinese civilization developed along this river / regarded as the world's muddiest river
- 20. worship of many gods
- 22. rises in the western Himalayas and flows through India and Bangladesh
Down
- 1. natural boundary for the Harappan or Indus Valley Civilization / separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau
- 2. wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia and Persia / survived mainly impressed on clay tablets / the Cyrus Cylinder was written in this script
- 3. Egyptian rulers who had absolute power
- 5. the modern state you should associate with ancient Mesopotamia / invaded by the United States in 2003
- 6. system of rule where religious leaders also led the government
- 8. means “land between rivers” in Greek / situated in the fertile valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers / regular flooding provided fertile soil for farming
- 9. watering of land with pipes, canals, or other man-made means to foster crop growth
- 10. first Chinese dynasty proven by the archaeological record OR by artifacts / ruled the Yellow River Valley from 1556 to 1046 BCE
- 11. longest river in southwest Asia and one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia / flows south from the mountains of eastern Turkey and empties into the Persian Gulf
- 13. time from around 2000 to 700 BCE when people used bronze / presence of writing in some areas and other early features of civilization / its end was associated with environmental change, mass migration, and destruction of cities
- 17. founder of the Old Babylonian Empire / known for his Code - the first written code of laws - "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
- 19. hereditary rule by a family
- 21. longest river in the world / flooded at the same time every year - this predictability was associated with the Gods