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Down: 2) a system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia. 3) the historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances.5) a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts. It was used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt.9) Egyptian term for the concept of divinely created and maintained order in the universe.10) the first human species (now extinct). Evolved in Africa about 2.3 million years ago.12) geological era that occurred between ca. 2 million and 11,000 years ago.13) the period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans.14) a way of life depending on moving large herds of small and large stock to new pastures and watering places throughout the year.15) the biological theory that, over time, changes occurring in plants and animals, mainly as a result of natural selection and genetic mutation, resulting in a new species.17) the largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E,18) a massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown. 19) Structures and complexes of very large stones constructed for ceremonial and religious purposes to Neolithic times.21) a reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.24) socially transmitted patterns of action and expression.25) people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects.26) the capital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near the head of the Nile Delta.29) capital city of Egypt and home of ruling dynasties during the Middle and New Kingdoms.30) the biological family that includes humans and humanlike primates. Across: 1) in the governments of many ancient societies, a professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems.4) an alloy of copper with a small amount of tin, which is harder and more durable than copper alone. The term Bronze Age is applied to this era-when bronze was the primary metal for tools and weapons.6) an ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits.7) a body preserved by chemical processes or special natural circumstances, often in the belief that the deceased will need it again in the afterlife.8) the study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices.11) a small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic, and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy.16) the central figure in the ancient Egyptian state. Believed to be an earthly manifestation of the gods, he used his absolute power to maintain safety and prosperity of Egypt.20)  the several extinct species of humanlike primates that existed from about 4.5 million years ago to 1.4 million years ago.22) • Amorite ruler of Babylon who conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principals to be used on legal cases. 23) the period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s).27)  the ability to walk upright on two legs, characteristics of hominids.28) small charm meant to protect the bearer from evil. Found frequently in archaeological excavations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, amulets reflect the religious practices of the common people.30) the current human species which evolved in Africa sometime between 400,000 and 100,000 years ago.31)  the change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. 32) the people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E.33) an extinct human species that evolved in Africa about 1.8 million years ago.34) a large, triangular stone monument, used in Egypt and Nubia as burial place for the king.
 

 

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