Across
- 5. a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments
- 8. a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
- 10. the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- 11. one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, having originated in ancient Persia
- 13. the heads of Egypt and the religious leaders of the Egyptians
- 14. The ten rules given to Moses by God that dictate how humans should live and interact with one another
- 16. a large group of people who share a cultural and regional origin but are living away from their traditional homeland
- 17. a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials
- 18. a religious belief that maintains that there is only one god
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- 1. a form of government where it is believed that a god, deity, or group of deities, or a deity is in charge
- 2. belief in or worship of more than one god
- 3. an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory
- 4. a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance
- 6. a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government
- 7. the period of human culture characterized by the smelting and use of iron
- 9. An excess of something left over when requirements have been met
- 12. a region of southwest Asia in the Tigris and Euphrates river system (means land between rivers)
- 15. a region along the Nile river located in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt (ONe of the oldest civilizations in northeastern africa)