Across
- 2. soldiers who fight on horseback
- 4. political divisions within a nation
- 7. a god or goddess
- 9. a model for future actions or laws
- 10. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (in Greek, means between the rivers)
- 12. a belief in many gods/goddesses
- 16. a Jewish religious leader, scholar and/or teacher
- 17. The region of the Middle East and NE Africa containing rich soil which allowed for farming and the development of the earliest civilizations; known as the Cradle of Civilization
- 21. the area created when one nation or group takes control of others
- 22. the Jewish place of worship
Down
- 1. a contained path for transporting water in order to irrigate agricultural land
- 3. belief in only one god
- 5. an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river
- 6. settlements that independently govern themselves and the surrounding area
- 8. the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization
- 11. a freestanding carved stone monument
- 13. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth
- 14. a metal made from copper and tin but is harder than either of these soft metals
- 15. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
- 18. groups of people who make homes in a new land but who are ruled by the nation from which they came
- 19. wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
- 20. a Mesopotamian temple in the form of a step pyramid