Across
- 1. a person who copies or writes out documents, record-keeper
- 2. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 4. divisions of society that are kept strictly separate and treated differently
- 5. the first period of the Stone Age (Old Stone Age)
- 9. receiving little or no precipitation; dry
- 11. a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- 12. a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- 13. a record of past events created by someone who was present during that time
- 15. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
- 16. a craftsperson
- 18. the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to
- 19. a record of past events created by someone who was not present during the event or the time period in which they occurred
Down
- 1. the way a civilization is organized
- 3. the stories passed down in a society, especially when there is not a written tradition
- 6. a domain that has been conquered by the central state and made part of its empire
- 7. ruler of the “countries” of ancient Persia, who answered to the king
- 8. the right or lawfulness of a ruler’s claim to be head of the government
- 10. the governing domain of an empire
- 14. allowing the practice of religions or cultures other than one’s own
- 17. an early form of writing based on symbols
