Origins of Civilization Crossword

3. An organization set up to make and enforce rules in a society
8. Cultural hearth for early China along the Huang and Wei rivers
10. “Middle America”, ancient geographic region in Mexico and Central America
13. A place where new ideas, practices, and technology spread
16. Fertile area within the Sahara desert
17. A place of worship
19. One of the earliest known permanent settlements, located in modern-day Turkey
20. The exchange of goods
21. The belief in and worship of one or more gods and goddesses
22. Considered Egypt’s earliest farming community
23. A person who performs a job other than farming, such as metalworking or toolmaking

1. The science of obtaining metals in their natural form and preparing them for use
2. More than is required or necessary
4. The world’s first temple
5. A society with a highly developed culture and technology
6. A main crop produced in a certain place
7. The practice of organizing and storing information
9. Relating to descendants traced through the mother
11. A type of corn first domesticated by early Mesoamericans
12. A large farming village located within the cultural hearth of Yangshao
13. The process by which cultures interact and ideas spread from one area to another
14. A political, economic, and cultural center with a large population
15. A group of families that shares a common ancestor
18. A professional writer who recorded official information