Across
- 3. text of Judaism; first five books of the Bible
- 6. another name for a waterfall
- 7. ancient city found in the INdus River Valley
- 9. religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
- 10. things left over from ancient times
- 12. hard, green-colored stone used in carving
- 16. Buddhist state of little to no suffering
- 17. the religion practiced by the Hebrews, who were the ancestors of Jewish people
- 19. first form of writing
- 20. rigid social group into which a person is born
- 21. the life-force, creator and destroyer in HInduism
- 23. ancinet city found in the Indus River Valley
- 25. ancient Egyptian form of writing using pictures
- 28. people who have no permanent home
- 30. yellowish soil from the Gobi Desert
- 31. ancient Egyptian ruler who was believed to be part god and part human
- 32. ancient religion of India
- 33. ancient language which emerged in the Indus River Valley
- 35. large area of city-states controlled by one ruler
Down
- 1. region in the Fertile Crescent where the first civilization began, means "the land between the two rivers"
- 2. Siddhartha Gautama after his enlightenment
- 4. location in Egypt of largest pyramid ever built
- 5. a period in history where members of the same family govern or rule
- 6. complex society that has language, religion, a division of labor, and a social hierarchy
- 8. a plant that was used to make paper
- 11. belief that after death one is reborn into a new life
- 13. process that preserves the bones and soft tissues of a body after death
- 14. Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped structure used for religious ceremonies
- 15. artistic form of ancient Chinese writing
- 18. time before recorded history
- 22. belief in many gods
- 23. belief in one god
- 24. the collected sayings and teachings of Confucius
- 26. a painting of a natural scene
- 27. influential ancient Chinese teacher and philosopher
- 29. ancient religion still practiced by millions
- 31. type of ancient Egyptian building used as a tomb
- 34. the consequences of a person's behavior
