December 2014 Semester activity 2 of 2

4. the first expert on mummification
5. if I was wrapped in linen and preserved for the afterlife I would be a________
6. this type of scientists studied/studies the stars, very important to the Egyptians
8. a family of rulers, Ancient China had this too!
11. rich fertile land at the north end of the Nile
12. this person is an absolute ruler, governmental & religious
13. having more than you need
15. this type of system helps make land fertile
17. because the Egyptians believed in this we have learned a lot about their culture
18. this belief made the Israelites unpopular
21. they study artifacts and dig through the ruins of the past
22. someone who rules for a child
23. a ziggurat was not a tomb, but a:
24. gave up the old gods for monotheism!
25. farming and being settled was much _________than hunting & gatherer but WORTHWHILE..
26. in ancient times people believed in many gods, this is:
27. the writing system were so involved a _______ would be trained for years
30. Egypt’s gift from the Nile, and advanced__________
33. this library was here, had 1,000s of clay tables
34. food shortage

1. these really get in the way when traveling on the Nile river
2. he set up the 1st code for his empire
3. for 10s of thousands of years people lived liked this, nomads
7. people are forced to live in another location, they are not wanted!
9. this group is given a lot of credit for warfare, but they had a library at Nineveh
10. this was developed to make record keeping easier for a trading nation
14. you may be part of one of these on your way to the bazaar
16. to tame animals & to cultivate crops
19. Sumerians had these type of stories that explained beliefs
20. I would need papyrus if I was using this form of ancient writing
28. area of many territories controlled by one government
29. what was considered a crossroads of trade?
30. I would need a clay tablet if I was using this form of ancient writing
31. people were this until they started to farm
32. rich fertile soil