Vocab #2 Crossword

2. – An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
4. – A government ruled by religious leaders or based on religion.
6. – A group of land and people ruled by one leader or government.
9. – Picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians.
11. – A small independent area with its own government, like a city and the surrounding area.
13. – An ancient region south of Egypt, along the Nile River.
14. – The displacement of people away from their homeland.
16. – A king of ancient Egypt.
17. – Extra supplies, usually food. More than needed.

1. – A system of government with officials who carry out rules and tasks.
3. Commandments – A set of religious and moral laws in the Hebrew Bible.
4. – The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, important in Judaism.
5. – A series of rulers from the same family.
7. – Belief in many gods.
8. Age – A period when people began making tools and weapons from iron.
10. – A system where people are ranked in levels of power/importance.
12. – Belief in one god.
15. – An ancient Persian religion that taught good and evil and had one main god, Ahura Mazda.