World History Review

3. the term that refers to several peoples and nations that unite under one ruler
4. a characteristic of a civilization that means large population center
5. the ruler that created a set of aggressive laws in Babylon to unite his people
9. Egyptian god-like king
10. a complex way of life that comes about as people begin to develop networks of urban settlements
12. the process of embalming a body to preserve it, which included wrapping it in linens and placing it in a sarcophagus
16. the place in which Egyptians would bury their dead
17. the river that ran through Egypt and provided water to the civilization
19. a river near the Fertile Crescent that provided water for farming
20. the act of spreading one's culture onto another culture
21. type of paper that Egyptians used to write on
22. title of the person who leads an empire

1. the type of system that helped transport water to different places in Sumer
2. square-like temples that honored Sumer's gods
4. early form of writing that used a wedge on a piece of clay
6. largest and most successful empire in the Mesopotamia
7. the belief in many gods
8. an invention that helped improve the efficiency of farming
11. type of people that settled in Babylon
13. the belief in one god
14. the shape of the land in ancient Mesopotamia that was considered to be most fertile
15. the highest level of social status in Sumerian society
18. the term that refers to groups of land and people that were controlled by their own rulers