Early Civilizations

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. European country known for the Parthenon and ancient myths (6)
  2. 5. Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (plural) (7)
  3. 6. A society in an advanced state of social development (plural) (13)
  4. 7. A large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 (9)
  5. 9. A female deity (plural) (9)
  6. 12. An implement used in the practice of a vocation (plural) (5)
  7. 13. A place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (6)
  8. 14. The world's longest river (4)

Down

  1. 1. Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (plural) (7)
  2. 3. A professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (plural) (10)
  3. 4. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings (plural) (8)
  4. 6. A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle (plural) (8)
  5. 8. A body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (plural) (7)
  6. 10. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (plural) (4)
  7. 11. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress (6)
  8. 12. A place for the burial of a corpse (4)