Across
- 4. A civilization in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 5. The belief or worship of more than one god
- 7. The ten rules given to Moses by god that dictate how humans should live with each other, according to Hebrew traditions
- 9. The compilation of the first five books in the Hebrew Bible
- 12. A ranked/classification of a group of people based on economic and social standing
- 13. The line of hereditary rulers of an empire or country
- 14. A government based on religion
- 15. The ancient Egyptian writing system
- 16. A city and its surrounding territory functioning as an independent state with its own government
- 17. A range of territories and people under a single sovereign authority
Down
- 1. A large, complex system of government in which it's managed by non-elected officials
- 2. A historical period following the Bronze Age, when weapons/tools were made of iron
- 3. The amount of excess of something left over once the requirements have been met
- 5. A ruler in ancient Egypt
- 6. The belief or worship of one god
- 8. A region along the Nile River consisting of several empires, such as the Kingdom of Kush
- 10. The dispersion of people from their original homeland
- 11. Founded in ancient Persia by an Iranian; this religion's followers believe the world is involved in a struggle between good & evil