Worl History United 2

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)
  2. 5. The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel (5)
  3. 8. An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq (7)
  4. 11. Land of the free; the USA (plural) (8)
  5. 12. Holy city in Israel (9)
  6. 16. Mexico and Central America (11)

Down

  1. 1. A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob and connected by cultural (plural) (4)
  2. 3. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides (plural) (8)
  3. 4. Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem (6)
  4. 6. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  5. 7. The world's longest ___ (9)
  6. 9. A fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC (9)
  7. 10. Prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt (5)
  8. 13. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac (7)
  9. 14. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)
  10. 15. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)