Across
- 4. suffering in the Dharma Cycle
- 6. Balance in the Egyptian universal represented by a feather or a scribe
- 7. Desert to the west of Egypt the created a barrier between Egypt
- 11. merchants of the early Middle East known for their access to lumber and sound based alphabet
- 13. city in modern India known as one of the mysterious cities of the Indus valley civilization
- 14. practice of one's sacred duty
- 18. philosophical reflections on the Vedas that emphasized their allegorical nature
- 21. coinage that allows archaeologists to date other objects
- 22. famous building at Ur built by the Sumerians and believed to be the place where the deity rests
- 23. priests of the Indian caste system
- 26. religious system of Akhenaten by which one god is recognized, but others are not denied
- 29. Age of __________; an alternative name for the Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- 32. iconoclastic king of Egypt who attempted to change the religion to one centered on the Aten
- 35. Semitic language spoken by the descendants of Abraham
- 36. promise made by God to the Jewish people that their people will spread throughout the earth
- 37. Expanded the empire of Egypt during the new kingdom; signer of the Egyptian-Hittite treaty; major temple builder
- 38. believed to be the first empire in history; 2350-2200 BC
Down
- 1. Mysterious people the invaded Egypt during the second intermediate period
- 2. King of Babylon known for his law code that emphasized capital punishment
- 3. body of a lion or bill, wings of falcon, and the head of a man; used to protect cities
- 5. civilization who is known for the first military application of iron
- 8. Mythical King of Egypt from the Archaic period featured on a palette
- 9. King after Akhenaten who is known simply for being discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
- 10. kingdom in Egyptian history known for its pyramid building
- 12. Mysterious people of the Indus valley who are known for uniformity of their architecture
- 13. the end of suffering in the Dharma Cycle
- 15. Indian fire god
- 16. First female ruler in known history known for taking over from her young son
- 17. religious system of the Hebrews that emphasized one, exclusive God
- 19. mythical king of Ur who is 2/3 divine and 1/3 human; subject of one of the oldest narratives in history
- 20. broken pottery used to write small notes
- 24. Anatolia based empire known for writing law codes that de-emphasized capital punishment
- 25. _____-European Languages: include languages like English, Persian, and German
- 27. emperor of Akkad who incorporated cities into his empire
- 28. Indo-European Language known as the basis of the Vedic texts
- 30. First empire builder of the new kingdom
- 31. Indian emphasis on the power of speech and recitation before a sacrifice
- 33. finest form of parchment made from the hide of a young animal
- 34. Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar from 600 - 550 BC
- 39. accumulation of bad energy that leads to reincarnation