Across
- 4. a rigid social hierarchy found in India
- 10. a Sumarian temple
- 11. farming
- 13. the river that Egypt was centered around
- 14. a blending of Greek, Persian, and Mesopotamian cultures
- 15. a complex culture in which large numbers of people share common elements
- 16. ancient Egypt writing
- 18. where the city states of Sumer and the Kingdom of Babylonia were located
- 19. kings or queens who run a kingdom
- 21. Crescent an arc of land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
- 24. Chinese philosophy that stresses respect
- 28. an Egyptian monarch
- 29. early writing system used by the Sumerians
- 30. your duty to do your job
- 31. the ultimate reality in Buddhism.
Down
- 1. a government run by religious leaders
- 2. a Chinese belief system that focuses on improving life here on Earth
- 3. the study of past civilizations through an analysis of what people have left behind
- 5. a belief in many deities
- 6. the way of life a group of people follow
- 7. transporting water from area to another
- 8. a society led by men
- 9. rebirth
- 12. what the Code of Hammurabi was displayed on
- 17. a central figure in Islam, Christianity and Judaism
- 18. a belief in one deity
- 20. skilled workers who produce something such as weapons, pottery or jewelry
- 22. a belief system that used the Middle Path
- 23. Babylonian king who introduced the first known written set of laws
- 25. seasonal winds that bring rain to the Indian subcontinent
- 26. the best teacher ever!
- 27. the highest social caste in Hinduism