Across
- 3. the belief in the existence of only one god
- 4. the movement, migration, or scattering of a group of people away from their established or ancestral homeland
- 5. a government operating by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
- 11. system of ranking people and things according to importance, often associated with a chain of command and control
- 12. the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
- 14. ancient region in northeastern Africa, along the Nile River, south of Egypt, known for rich deposits of gold
- 15. established rules of worship and forbidden actions such as murder, theft, and adultery, practiced by those of Judeo-Christian heritage
- 17. a series of rulers all from the same family
- 18. means "to instruct," name of the Five Books of Moses in the Hebrew Bible
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- 1. pictorial writing used in ancient Egypt, means "sacred carving"
- 2. the belief in or worship of more than one god
- 6. one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, originated in ancient Persia
- 7. a ruler of ancient Egypt
- 8. system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by the state rather than elected representatives; focused on the separation of politics and regulation
- 9. ancient region between the Tigris River and Euphrates River, means "land between the rivers"
- 10. period of time between about 3000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. in which people used iron to make weapons and tools, following the Bronze Age
- 13. an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory, serving as a political center
- 16. a large political structure in which the single sovereign authority exercises control over a vast territory