Across
- 4. Practice of farming, including cultivation of soil for growing crops and domestication of animals to provide food, water, and other products.
- 7. An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.
- 9. The transition from nomadic lifestyle to farming
- 12. The artificial application of water (rerouting water) to land to assist in the production of crops.
- 13. The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
- 14. A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
Down
- 1. A member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.
- 2. The act of moving from one place to settle in another.
- 3. The taming of animals for human use
- 5. A prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8000 BC during which people made use of crude stone tools and weapons, also called the Old Stone Age.
- 6. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.
- 8. A single, unified code of laws would help to unify the diverse groups within his empire. Harsh prescribed punishments ranging from fines to death. (eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth)
- 10. A system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C.
- 11. A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.