Across
- 3. A large area of flat, grassy land with few trees, often found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Steppes are typically used for grazing livestock.
- 6. An economy based on customs, traditions, and barter (trading goods and services without money), usually found in early or rural societies.
- 7. A large area of land controlled by one ruler or government, usually made up of many different peoples and lands.
- 9. A skilled worker who makes things by hand, such as tools, pottery, clothing, or jewelry.
- 10. Believing in many gods. Most early civilizations, like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, were polytheistic.
Down
- 1. The spread of ideas, customs, technologies, and beliefs from one culture to another through trade, migration, or conquest.
- 2. A city and the land around it that functions as an independent political unit, with its own government. Common in ancient Mesopotamia and Greece.
- 4. A picture or symbol used to represent a word or idea. It’s one of the earliest forms of writing.
- 5. An advanced form of society with cities, organized government, religion, social structure, writing, and art.
- 8. A person trained to read and write, especially important in early civilizations for keeping records, such as taxes, laws, and trade.