Across
- 2. This was definitely a bigger part of life in the River Civilizations than it is today in 2022 America
- 4. Writing system in Mesopotamia
- 6. Egyptians believed the ______ needed to return to the body and needed to recognize the body. Also, the _____ would need things for the afterlife.
- 12. Writing system in Ancient Egypt
- 14. bones used in Shang Dynasty to communicate with ancestors/gods and ask for guidance
- 15. This is how the people in a civilization think the world works
- 18. a long poem that follows the adventures of a hero, usually while the hero is on a long journey
- 19. This is the correct way for people to act in certain situations/particular scenarios
- 20. one of the world’s earliest epics, it follows the adventures of a Sumerian king
- 21. This is what the people of a civilization DO
- 22. People in Ancient World who could read and write
Down
- 1. religion during Shang Dynasty, worship of family members from earlier generations
- 3. Writing system in Indus Valley
- 5. rectangle-shaped tombs from Ancient Egypt
- 7. Egyptians believed you had to pass through this to get to the afterlife
- 8. belief in one god
- 9. A ceremony in the underworld where the heart of each dead person was weighed against the feather of truth. The souls that passed the test went on to the next life.
- 10. belief in many gods
- 11. Large triangular tomb. Symbolized the power of the pharaoh and the journey to the afterlife.
- 13. Written on the walls of tombs or on papyrus scrolls, the ______________ guided people through the underworld to the afterlife
- 16. These are what people in a civilization believe are important
- 17. the beliefs, values, customs and behaviors of a civilization