Across
- 4. life after death
- 7. a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family
- 8. a self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory
- 9. an advanced state of human society with a high level of culture, specialization, infrastructure, stable food supply, government, technology, belief systems, writing, and social structure
- 12. of or related to a group of people from a particular culture
- 14. the process of drying out a body, thus preserving it
- 16. picture-like symbols used as a form of writing
- 17. the religion founded by Abraham in Canaan (ancient Israel)
- 18. a man-made system used to move water to where it can be used for growing crops
Down
- 1. an Egyptian coffin
- 2. a system of writing developed in Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped characters
- 3. the belief in or worship of more than one god
- 5. the belief that there is only one god
- 6. an extreme, wide-spread shortage of food, often resulting in much suffering, illness, and death
- 10. a paper-like material made from a reed plant
- 11. a person trained to write and keep records
- 13. a special container used to hold the organs of a mummy in ancient Egypt
- 15. a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical figure