Across 3. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect 4. Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. 6. period of time when leader (monarch) occupies the throne; royal rule 9. One of the Sumerians' most important developments. 10. title of the Egyptian Kings 11. (Yellow River) where ancient chinese civilizations first developed-had fertile soil for farming (2 Words) 13. world's first civilization, Fertile Crescent 14. located between the Tigris and Euphrates River (Fertile Crescent) 15. Another Sumerian invention. Pulled by oxen, broke through hard clay soil to prepare it for planting. Increased farm production. 18. farming 19. Babylonian king who issued written law code 22. invented bronze, wagon wheel, arch, sundial, etc. 23. longest river in the world, where ancient Egyptians first settled 24. Which peoples were traders and merchants who introduced the first alphabet? 26. exchanging goods and services 27. rivers in Mesopotamia where Sumerians first settled (present day country of Iraq) (3 Words) 28. a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians 30. A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory 32. land is good for growing crops 33. The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates was very .................. 34. Which peoples were disciplines, cruel, and used terror to control their empire? 36. worship of many gods 38. worship of one god 40. a worker skilled in a particular craft 41. leaders chosen by family lines 42. Rulers who come to power through birth 43. temple to a city's chief god or goddess 44. the area controlled by one ruler 45. ancient kingdom in north Africa

Down 1. a gift from Nebuchadnezzar to his wife (2 Words) 2. clay tablets upon which Sumerians wrote 5. A group of people living and working under a set of rules and traditions 7. Bricks made of mud were the main building blocks. (2 Words) 8. people with no distinct home 10. built as burial resting places for rulers and important Egyptians 12. area between the Tigris and Euphrates River: Cradle of Civilization (2 Words) 16. What were some achievements of the Babylonians? 17. Which Mesopotamian civilization invented the wheel? 20. organized group of people 21. low areas of land next to rivers (2 Words) 25. Which Mesopotamian civilization invented the wheel? 29. All of the earliest civilizations develop along ---.......... 31. Term used for the residents of Babylon 34. 22 letters created by phoenicians 35. the study of the stars and planets 37. What is the climate in Mesopotamia? (2 Words) 39. To move from one place to another