Across
- 5. symbols used as a writing system in ancient Egypt
- 8. line of hereditary rulers
- 10. in Judaism, the law of God
- 11. monotheistic religion of ancient Persia
- 13. ruler of ancient Egypt
- 14. holy law
- 16. dispersion of people from their homeland
- 17. government where most decisions are made by state officials; includes hierarchy
- 18. believing in one god
Down
- 1. government by divine guidance
- 2. believing in multiple gods
- 3. city that forms a state with surrounding territory
- 4. organization where people/groups are ranked based on status
- 6. a large group of states/countries under a single authority
- 7. period following the Bronze Age with iron tools
- 9. excess
- 12. land between rivers
- 15. ancient civilization in a region along the Nile River