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- 3. Extra food or supplies beyond what people need right away.
- 5. A famous Mesopotamian king and hero from one of the world’s earliest stories.
- 7. The wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia.
- 12. A system of beliefs, practices, and rituals about gods or spiritual ideas.
- 14. A preserved body prepared for the afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
- 17. The way a society makes, uses, and trades goods and resources.
- 21. An independent city with its own government and surrounding land.
- 22. A repeated religious or cultural action, often done for a special purpose.
- 23. A large natural stream of water that helped early civilizations farm, travel, and trade.
- 24. A group of people living together with shared rules, roles, and ways of life.
- 25. A large stepped temple built in Mesopotamia.
- 27. A written set of rules used to organize and control society.
- 29. A low area of land near a river where people could farm and build settlements.
- 32. A framework used to study civilizations: geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, and society.
- 34. The belief in one god.
- 35. Rich soil left behind after a river floods.
- 36. When river water rises and spreads over nearby land.
- 37. One of the two major rivers that helped Mesopotamia develop.
- 39. The major river that helped Ancient Egypt grow and survive.
- 40. The way power, leadership, laws, and government work in a society.
- 42. When people focus on specific jobs or skills.
- 44. A huge stone structure built in Egypt, often used as a tomb for pharaohs.
- 45. The sharing of information through speaking, writing, symbols, or messages.
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- 1. One of the two major rivers that helped Mesopotamia develop.
- 2. A large area made up of many lands or peoples ruled by one government.
- 4. A land ruled by a king or queen.
- 6. The writing system used in Ancient Egypt with picture-like symbols.
- 8. The people or person in charge of guiding and making decisions for a society.
- 9. The land, rivers, climate, and natural features of a place.
- 10. The way people are ranked or organized in a society.
- 11. A Babylonian king known for creating an important written law code.
- 13. A river valley civilization that developed along the Nile River in northeastern Africa.
- 15. A river valley civilization that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
- 16. The belief in life after death.
- 18. An important accomplishment or invention made by a civilization.
- 19. A paper-like material made from a reed plant in Ancient Egypt.
- 20. A person trained to read and write in ancient civilizations.
- 26. The exchange of goods or services between people or civilizations.
- 28. A complex society with government, religion, jobs, cities, writing, and organized systems.
- 30. A system used to move water from rivers or canals to crops.
- 31. A skilled worker who makes goods such as pottery, tools, jewelry, or cloth.
- 33. A system for making laws, organizing society, and leading people.
- 36. Soil that is good for growing crops.
- 38. The belief in many gods.
- 41. Tools, methods, or inventions people use to solve problems.
- 43. The ruler of Ancient Egypt who was believed to have great religious and political power.