Learning Contract #2 - Vocab 2 - Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 5. Writing system in ancient Egypt that uses certain pictograms and certain symbols that represent words or sounds.
  2. 8. A series of rulers from the same family who hold power over a long period of time and is a like the royal family in England.
  3. 10. Central reference to Judaic tradition and is a combination of the first five books of the Hebrew bible.
  4. 11. One of the oldest monotheistic religions forbidden by the prophet Zoroaster in ancient Persia and has influenced many monotheistic and other belief systems.
  5. 13. The title used for Egyptians rulers who were politically and religious leaders of Egypt or king of ancient Egypt.
  6. 14. A set of ethical guidelines given by Moses by god according to the bible which form a big part of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
  7. 16. The scattering of people from the homeland in context to Jewish or Hebrew history but can be used in other context as well.
  8. 17. A type of government where guidelines are made by state officials rather than elected governed people leading and has different departments and a social hierarchy.
  9. 18. The belief in one singular god or existence of one god in general in religions such as Judaism or Islam.
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  1. 1. A specific type of government where religious leaders rule the area or certain land/hold power of certain policies they may have based on culture. It involves the unity of people directed by divine guidance or a deity.
  2. 2. The belief or worship of multiple gods or worship in multiple gods for multiple purposes.
  3. 3. A separate or independent city that is a political, economic, and cultural hub for a region or territory.
  4. 4. A system where people have certain status and/or rank divisions based on their importance and is a system to determine authority in a governing body.
  5. 6. Is a political form in which a union or group of people/civilizations that assert dominance over a certain region or territory and projects power over certain people or land masses. The Romans are an example of this.
  6. 7. A period of human history characterized by the usage of tools and weapons following the Bronze age of 3,000 B.C.E.
  7. 9. A large amount or abundance of something often referring to an agricultural connotation.
  8. 12. One of the earliest civilizations in western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It stands in current day Iraq and is a place of early cities and an early writing called cuneiform.
  9. 15. An ancient region located to the south of Egypt along the Nile known for powerful empires and engagement with Egypt and/or class interactions.