Social Studies Semester 1 Extravaganza

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Across
  1. 2. type of government in Athens (2 words)
  2. 3. oldest known form of writing
  3. 5. Major Battle in the Persian War, where Athens had a surprising victory
  4. 6. important source of food for all major civilizations
  5. 7. Mesopotamian artifact that likely shows the major social classes in Ancient Sumer (3 words)
  6. 9. the name for France during Ancient Rome
  7. 13. War between Athens and Sparta
  8. 15. king of Babylon known for writing the oldest surviving law code
  9. 16. name of the Chinese emperor who united warring city states and started the Great Wall of China
  10. 17. type of government that is based on a religion or the leader is believed to be a god
  11. 18. god of Justice in Ancient Mesopotamia
  12. 21. type of democracy we have in the United States
  13. 23. one of the major rivers in China
  14. 24. One of two brothers who built the city of Rome, this one is the one who was murdered
  15. 25. pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt
  16. 26. someone who lives in a society that has rights and responsibilities toward the government
  17. 27. branch of social studies that studies how the Earth impacts human societies
Down
  1. 1. Enemy of Ancient Greece
  2. 4. one of two rivers that ran through Mesopotamia
  3. 5. location of the world's oldest civilizations
  4. 8. one of two twins rescued by a wolf on the banks of the River Tiber who went on to build Rome
  5. 10. Greek leader who took over the Persian Empire (3 words)
  6. 11. type of government where a small group of people hold all the power
  7. 12. the belief in multiple gods
  8. 14. longest river in the world
  9. 19. type of government where no one and everyone is in charge at the same time
  10. 20. Egyptian pharaoh who built three pyramids (some looked funny)
  11. 21. another word for representative democracy
  12. 22. Major Battle in Persian War, where 300 Spartan soldiers held off the Persian army