World History Chapter 2 Review - Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Across
  1. 1. Pharaoh who built the great pyramid. Also called Cheops
  2. 3. The earliest known form of writing. Uses clay tablets and sharpened reeds
  3. 4. The worship of many gods and/or goddesses
  4. 8. The study of the celestial bodies
  5. 10. "The Land Between the Rivers" in Ancient Greek
  6. 11. The most renowned Warrior-Pharaoh. Might have been Pharaoh during the Exodus
  7. 13. Temple towers with large, ascending layers
  8. 15. Interpreting the celestial bodies to determine the future
  9. 16. The wisest man to ever live, and perhaps the richest too. Built a grand temple.
  10. 18. A brief overview of God's plan to redeem the world, focused on Abraham
  11. 19. The second king of Israel, and a man after God's own heart
  12. 20. The rule of one people group over another
  13. 22. Sumerian conqueror-king who established an empire
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  1. 2. A half-moon shaped tract of land, from Mesopotamia to Canaan
  2. 5. Amorite king who established the earliest codified system of laws
  3. 6. Rulers of Egypt, seen as gods on earth
  4. 7. Israel is carried off as slaves, and the land lies barren for 70 years
  5. 9. Pictographical system used by the Egyptians. Very complex!
  6. 12. A rare female Pharaoh, possibly the adoptive mother of Moses
  7. 14. The worship of only one God
  8. 17. A false god of the Canaanites
  9. 21. God's chosen man who led the Israelites out of slavery