Social Studies Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A religion founded by the Hebrews
  2. 3. A widespread lack of food
  3. 4. A self-government city and land that surrounds them
  4. 5. A large temple built by the ancient Sumerians to honor their Gods of goodness
  5. 10. An extra supply of something (food)
  6. 11. The belief in one God
  7. 14. The ten laws that God gave the Hebrews
  8. 15. A long period of dry weather
  9. 16. Trade of one thing for another without the use of money
  10. 17. A great Hebrew leader who leads his people from Sumer to the land of Canaan
Down
  1. 1. A system of writing developed by ancient Sumerians that used wedged shape symbolspolytheism The belief in many Gods and Goddesses
  2. 3. A fertile religion in the Middle East; important place for early citizens
  3. 6. The world’s first system
  4. 7. An ancient city in Mesopotamia
  5. 8. Ancient civilization in Southern Mesopotamia, and one of the first civilizations in the world
  6. 9. A Hebrew that is raised as a son of Egypt
  7. 12. "The land between two rivers" the area between the Tigris and 2 lands
  8. 13. The first king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the throne from his father