Across
- 2. a river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea
- 5. a group of people or elements with obvious differences between one another
- 8. the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region
- 9. primarily caravan routes for trade and military movement, connecting the capital of Meroe to Egypt and other regions
- 12. a renowned turn-based strategy game franchise where players lead a nation from the Stone Age to the Information Age
- 13. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels
- 14. one part of something
- 15. highly fertile soil capable of supporting strong, healthy plant growth and yielding bountiful harvests
- 17. the natural features on the surface of Earth
- 18. the plants of a place or region
- 19. a populated, organized community ranging from small villages to large cities that functions as a center for human habitation, culture, and economic activity
- 20. having lost confidence or enthusiasm, disheartened.
Down
- 1. The mountains of Lebanon consist of two main, parallel ranges—the Mount Lebanon range and the Anti-Lebanon range
- 3. a body of water north of Africa
- 4. a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
- 6. a nation in Northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.
- 7. something that influences or causes a result.
- 10. the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt
- 11. the interdisciplinary study of Earth’s physical features, human inhabitants, and the spatial relationships between them
- 16. a land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 to 70 C.E.