Across
- 4. an ancient region in West Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 5. the belief in many gods
- 11. a line of hereditary rulers of a country
- 13. a ruler of ancient Egypt
- 14. Persian monotheistic religion
- 16. a prehistoric period that followed the Bronze Age, when weapons and tools were made of iron
- 17. ancient region along the Nile River
- 18. an independent sovereign city
Down
- 1. system that employs characters in the form of pictures
- 2. the belief that there is only on God
- 3. the spread of people from their original homeland
- 6. ten laws given by God
- 7. a system where people or things are put at various levels
- 8. a body of nonelected government officials
- 9. political unit made of several territories
- 10. form of government where God is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
- 12. the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
- 15. the amount that remains after needs are satisfied