Across
- 1. a society characterized by established cities, specialized labor, complex institutions, written records, and advanced technology
- 3. an independent political unit made up of a city and surrounding land
- 6. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
- 7. the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops
- 8. belief in multiple gods
- 9. a series of rulers from a single family
- 10. dividing time into historical eras for purposes of analysis
Down
- 2. a long-standing custom, practice, or tradition adopted by a group of people
- 4. a political unit where large numbers of people and areas of land are controlled by one ruler
- 5. form of writing based on the use of symbols, including cuneiform and hieroglyphics