The First Civilizations

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  1. 3. People who developed hieroglyphics
  2. 4. Man who succeeded David as king of Israel
  3. 6. Most important god of the Egyptian people
  4. 8. Important seaport of Phoenicia
  5. 10. First people to make extensive use of iron for weapons
  6. 14. Small strip of land along the eastern Mediterranean; site of the Dead Sea
  7. 15. People who developed one of the earliest forms of monotheism
  8. 16. Assyrian city-state named for a god
  9. 18. Seafaring people who were great colonizers and traders
Down
  1. 1. Western river of a pair flowing from Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  2. 2. Place where Hammurabi came to power
  3. 4. People who developed cuneiform writing
  4. 5. People who created an all-powerful, but just government
  5. 7. Capital of Assyria
  6. 9. Ruler who united Egypt around 3200 BCE
  7. 11. Eastern river of a pair flowing from Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  8. 12. Group of people whose king had total power and whose government was harsh
  9. 13. People ruled by Nebuchadnezzar
  10. 17. River that flood annually, leaving a fresh layer of soil