Across
- 2. an iranian religion for beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity
- 5. the period in the history of humankind following the stone age and the bronze age marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron
- 7. something that remains above what is used or needed
- 8. a government under an emperor
- 10. a sequence of rules from the same family, stock or group
- 11. a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women
- 12. a system of government by priests claiming a divine commision
- 16. an ancient region in west asia between the tigris and euphrates rivers
- 17. a title for an ancient egyptian king
Down
- 1. a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city and any dependent settlements or territories
- 3. a form of writing used in ancient egypt using pictures and symbols to represent objects
- 4. any system of persons or things ranked one above another
- 6. the belief of more than one god
- 9. the belief that there is only one god
- 13. the scattering of the jews to countries outside of ancient palestine after the babylonian captivity
- 14. commandments the precepts spoken by God to Israel delivered to Moses on Mt. sinai the decalogue
- 15. a parchment scroll on which the five books of the law are written, used in synagogue services