Across
- 2. government divided into different departments, each with its own job/duties
- 8. monotheistic religion native to the Persian Empire
- 9. discovered in 1799 and used to decode Egyptian hieroglyphics
- 13. written language of the Ancient Sumerians
- 14. holy book of Judaism
- 15. led the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt
- 17. term meaning "god-king" leader of Ancient Egypt
- 18. founder of the religion of Judaism
- 20. religion that believes in only one god
- 21. series of rulers from the same family
Down
- 1. rules given to Moses for the Hebrew people to follow
- 3. founder of the Persian Empire
- 4. expanded the Persian Empire and created a road system, bureaucracy, and common weights system
- 5. religion that believes in more than one god
- 6. law code of Mesopotamia where punishments differed by social class
- 7. religious temple of the Ancient Sumerians
- 10. word meaning "governor" of a Persian province
- 11. government that blends religion and politics
- 12. process of embalming and drying the corpses of Ancient Egyptians pharaohs
- 16. structure built to serve as a tomb for the Pharaoh
- 19. writing system created by the Phoenicians
- 22. Jewish term for "god"