Social Studies

1. A good or service produced within a country and sold outside the countries borders
6. A small set of letters or symbols each of which stands for a single sound
7. A good or service sold within a country produced in another country
8. Supply water to crops
10. A wide flat plain in present day Iraq
13. Diffusion The spreading of cultural traits from one region to another
15. Army A permanent army of professional soldiers
16. A carved stone or pillar that stands on end
17. Crescent Region of the Middle East that stretches in a large crescent shape
18. A system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols
19. Money that is used as a medium of exchange bills or coins
21. An independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal

1. A state containing several countries or territories
2. Pyramid shaped brick towers
3. Soldiers who fight while riding horses
4. Code A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire
5. A trading system in which people exchange goods directly
9. An independent state that includes a city and it's surrounding territory
11. The belief in more than one God
12. The art of steering a ship from place to place
14. Payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power
19. An area ruled by a distant country
20. of Law The idea that all members of a society even the rich and powerful must obey the law