Across
- 3. Culture who lived in Italy before the Romans, who created a system of drains and sewers and built many roads and bridges
- 5. bodies of water such as the Mediterranean and Aegean where many cultures developed
- 6. the religion of the Hebrew (or Jewish) people
- 7. The "Dead Sea ________________" were discovered in 1947, contained the history of the Second Temple and some writings from the Hebrew Bible.
- 10. Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the ___________
- 12. known as the patriarch (or fatherly leader) of the Hebrews
- 13. The Mycenaeans lived in southern _______________ before the Spartans, where both were known for strong military culture
- 15. place where Jewish people worship and learn from rabbis.
- 18. type of government created in Athens where the citizens have power to vote and make laws instead of listening to kings and emperors.
- 19. the first five books of the Hebrew bible which includes their laws and history
- 20. person who led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to settle in Canaan.
Down
- 1. was part of Greek mythology that came from the Minoa civilization
- 2. people who were born outside of Athens who could not become citizens to vote there
- 4. Greek city-state which led the Peloponnesian League in war against Athens and the Delian League
- 8. the lowest social class in many cultures, who were often sold and treated like animals
- 9. Persian king who was less popular than his father and eventually lost his war against the Greeks
- 11. Persian leader who divided the empire into 20 provinces led by satraps (governors)
- 14. a place that is ruled by another leader or government in another land far away
- 16. system of symbols (such as letters like A, B and C) for a culture to write and communicate
- 17. The Ten __________________ were given to Moses so the Israelites would have moral laws that showed them how to behave