mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles
Mesopotamia wordsearch 2021-05-06
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- a long period of dry weather
- The ideas, customs, art, and religion of a society
- freed the israelites
- The people of southern mesopotamia that got captured by the Akkadians
- Based standard english off of their language
- Mesopotamian goddess associated with love and beauty
- Sumerian King
- The main person worshipped by a certain religion
- first king of empire was Hamurabbi
- Person mentioned in the mesopotamian bible ( 4th son of Jacob and Leah)
- A farming tool used to loosen up soil
- A trained military group trained to fight on land
- People that have been taught to write Cuneiform
- Social system that has its own practices, morals, and beliefs
- The act of water washing up at very high levels of land
- Another word for writer
- Bringing water to land or crops
- When babylonia fell
- The first empire in Mesopotamia/ Conquered Sumer
- A dry barren area of land
- A body of water that separates Europe and Africa
- Relating to the government or public affairs of a country
- The belief in one god
- Synonym for city-like
- city state that was conquered by Sargon
- A religious song or poem that is used to worship a certain god
- A plant that can be harvested.
- The science of building.
- The art of making pots from mud and clay
- People who formed religious ceremonies
- A group of individuals that can have certain cultural beliefs
- The land between the rivers
- A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
- A wheeled horse drawn cart mostly used during battle
- Another mesopotamian empire
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- People that thread with others
- A long wall that prevents flooding.
- Synonym for countryside
- Man-Made waterways
- a type of government in which power is transferred by family
- A type of fertile soil mixed with tiny rocks
- The very first king of Mesopotamia
- The diversion of society by rank or class
- A precious gemstone that holds a yellow metallic color
- More than needed.
- King Sargon’s son
- The number of people in a certain area
- of Labor An arrangement in where a worker specializes in doing a certain task
- A set of letters that can be combined into words
- When babylonia was founded
- Cultivate (a plant) for food
- Picture symbols
- Long poem that told tales of heroes
- The world's first form of writing
- circular object that can be found on cars and trucks
- The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
- The river located south of the fertile crescent
- Tablet A tablet used to write on
- Another term for cultural diffusion
- A tool used to write on clay tablets
- The belief in many gods
- MinorA region of land that is present day Turkey
- The empire that settled in Mesopotamia
- A pyramid shaped temple tower
- A region of land that contains a city and all the countryside around it
- A land with different territories and people under one rule
- Ruler of a kingdom or empire
- The river located North of the fertile crescent
68 Clues: Sumerian King • Picture symbols • More than needed. • King Sargon’s son • Man-Made waterways • When babylonia fell • freed the israelites • The belief in one god • Synonym for city-like • Synonym for countryside • Another word for writer • The belief in many gods • The science of building. • A dry barren area of land • When babylonia was founded • The land between the rivers • ...
Mesopotamia #2 2017-10-28
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- The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion.
- A Mesopotamian religious temple. Ziggurats are tiered buildings and where often the biggest and most important building within a city-state.
- A society or family that is based around the males.
- Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around. The rivers flooded annually providing rich farmland for humans to use.
- A business person who trades things made by other people (artisans) in order to make a profit.
- A Powerful group of central Mesopotamia from about 2350 BCE to 2050 BCE highlighted by the rise of Sargon the Great.
- The most well known Mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 BCE and dominated region until the Persians took over in 529 BCE.
- Metal tool that is used to carve open the ground planting - likely dates back to about 3200 BCE. Revolutionary invention in the development of farming.
- A person who has the ability to write in ancient times. Often used to keep records for the government.
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- A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture.
- One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind.
- A small independant city that operates like a tiny country. Controls city and lands surrounding with own government.
- A man-made earthen wall designed to keep a river within its bank or to separate different farm fields.
- The “land between the rivers” a general names for the area and the people where civilization first developed.
- Also called the cradle of civilization, an area of modern day Iraq, Syria and Turkey where human civilization developed.
- Believed to the world’s oldest story that dates back to at least 2100 BCE. The story is known to have influence many Bible stories.
- A worker in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand. This was a specialization of labor where people focused on makings things to support society.
- The world's oldest complete Code of Law. Created around 1800 BCE in Babylon, the laws listed crime and punishments.
- Thought to be the first civilization in human history, dating back to 3500 BCE, this southern Mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced.
- A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE.
20 Clues: A society or family that is based around the males. • The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion. • One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind. • A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE. • A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture. • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2024-01-25
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- A mix of tin and copper
- Where city government ruled the city as well as farmland around it
- Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- The belief in more than one god
- the S in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- A type of government in which rulers were political and religious leaders
- Epic hero on a quest for immortality in ancient Mesopotamian literature.
- Continuous period when an area gets less than its normal amount of rain
- Ancient Akkadian ruler, considered the first empire builder.
- Babylonian king known for his code of laws.
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- The E in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- The P in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- The A in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- A rectangular stepped pyramid with a temple on top
- Sumerian god of water, wisdom, and creation
- A group of territories ruled by one single ruler or state
- The R in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- Type of soil made of fine bits of clay and sand
- An upright stone slab or pillar engraved with an inscription or design
- Channels and ditches that supply water to crops
- Able to support the growth of strong, healthy plants
- The G in G.R.A.P.E.S.
- A sequence of rulers from the same family
23 Clues: The E in G.R.A.P.E.S. • The P in G.R.A.P.E.S. • The A in G.R.A.P.E.S. • The R in G.R.A.P.E.S. • the S in G.R.A.P.E.S. • The G in G.R.A.P.E.S. • A mix of tin and copper • The belief in more than one god • Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters • A sequence of rulers from the same family • Sumerian god of water, wisdom, and creation • Babylonian king known for his code of laws. • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2024-03-13
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- money paid to the government
- an organized society
- belief in one god
- the ruler of an empire
- an organized system of making laws and keeping order
- people who bought and sold goods
- many kingdoms combined under one ruler
- the spreading of culture and ideas to other places
- a lasting innovation from the Phoenicians
- dividing the people by wealth, knowledge, or influence
- special agreement
- the religion of the Jewish people
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- new ideas or products that make life easier
- ten laws given to Abraham by God
- a settlement away from another country but controlled by that country
- a lasting innovation from the Lydians
- the first five books of the Bible
- a writer
- large temples made of mud-bricks
- an extensive list of rules that allowed 'eye for an eye' justice
- rule by a king or queen
- fair treatment for everyone
- extra amount
- using skills and knowledge to make tools
- a city or village and its surrounding farmland
25 Clues: a writer • extra amount • belief in one god • special agreement • an organized society • the ruler of an empire • rule by a king or queen • fair treatment for everyone • money paid to the government • ten laws given to Abraham by God • large temples made of mud-bricks • people who bought and sold goods • the first five books of the Bible • the religion of the Jewish people • ...
Mesopotamia Crossword 2023-10-25
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- A way to bring water to crops
- The first writing that was made.
- Iraq
- people who make swords for soldiers
- The best king
- The monster who lives in the cedar forest
- Some one who fights in the war
- Works for the king
- 300ft
- some one who moves around a lot
- Gilgamesh was a god, but what type
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- A religious leader
- A city which lived in between Euphrates and Tigrus
- Some one who sells stuff or trades for stuff
- Some one who makes decisions for war
- Gilgamesh loved seeing people make this
- better then the king
- Best friends with Gilgamesh
- Made Gigamesh a demigod
- stars
20 Clues: Iraq • 300ft • stars • The best king • A religious leader • Works for the king • better then the king • Made Gigamesh a demigod • Best friends with Gilgamesh • A way to bring water to crops • Some one who fights in the war • some one who moves around a lot • The first writing that was made. • Gilgamesh was a god, but what type • people who make swords for soldiers • ...
Mesopotamia Review 2024-11-20
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- Mesopotamian storm god (74)
- One of the main rivers of the Fertile Crescent (page 70)
- 1,500 mile long road in Persian empire (88)
- Sumerian writing (76)
- pyramid-shaped temple (74)
- Epic of _________ (76)
- belief in many gods (74)
- Tin and copper combine to produce this (72)
- Especially fine and fertile soil (70)
- Sympathy for belief of others (88)
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- Persian rules, ____ the Great (88)
- Phoenicians means "______ dye people) (87)
- First written laws, Code of _______ (80)
- partnerships (80)
- watering fields using human made systems (70)
- A class system based on power and wealth (73)
- _____ food gave Mesopotamianstime to learn new skills
- holy place for statues (74)
- Phoenicians made one from 22 letters (87)
- __driven plow that was used to break up hard soil (70)
- Mesopotamia's first civilization (72)
21 Clues: partnerships (80) • Sumerian writing (76) • Epic of _________ (76) • belief in many gods (74) • pyramid-shaped temple (74) • Mesopotamian storm god (74) • holy place for statues (74) • Persian rules, ____ the Great (88) • Sympathy for belief of others (88) • Especially fine and fertile soil (70) • Mesopotamia's first civilization (72) • First written laws, Code of _______ (80) • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2025-01-11
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- The basis or groundwork
- Raise and grow seeds
- Establishing a community
- Advanced human societies
- Barren desert
- Use of advanced tools and techniques
- Silt enriched soil
- Important river in Ancient Mesopotamia
- Fruitful and fertile
- Something handed down
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- Lowland
- Emerging early groups
- Moving from place to place
- Waterway
- Periodic
- Very old
- Make alterations
- Assets that can be used
- Densely populated
- Storm god
20 Clues: Lowland • Waterway • Periodic • Very old • Storm god • Barren desert • Make alterations • Densely populated • Silt enriched soil • Raise and grow seeds • Fruitful and fertile • Emerging early groups • Something handed down • The basis or groundwork • Assets that can be used • Establishing a community • Advanced human societies • Moving from place to place • Use of advanced tools and techniques • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2025-10-10
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- seizing control by force or war
- a rich, curved area in the Middle East where some of the first farming and cities began
- low land with a river, often good for farming
- one of the first written legal system. 282 laws were carved on huge stones and place in public view
- a building where people worship their gods and goddesses
- the first writing system, using wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets
- beliefs and practices about gods, world, and how people should live
- Akkadian leader who established the world’s first empire
- a vast area with one ruler who controls diverse people and lands
- designing and building structures: houses, temples, palaces
- urban societies; large groups in cities with government, culture, and technology
- something handed down from the past, like ideas, inventions or traditions
- trained group protecting an expanding country or empire, often by fighting
- relating to Akkad, the first empire in Mesopotamia, or its people and lands
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- a place where books, tablets, or scrolls are collected for reading and learning
- the spreading of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another
- a city with its own government and laws
- recording words, ideas, and information for sharing and remembering
- tools and inventions that are problem-solving and life easing
- a great or important thing someone had done or created
- the study of the Earth’s land, water, and how people interact with their environment
- famous Babylonian king who created an early set of written laws
- the study of stars, planets, and space beyond earth
- a huge, stepped tower built as a temple in Sumerian cities
- a system for bringing water to crops to help them grow, especially in dry places
25 Clues: seizing control by force or war • a city with its own government and laws • low land with a river, often good for farming • the study of stars, planets, and space beyond earth • a great or important thing someone had done or created • a building where people worship their gods and goddesses • Akkadian leader who established the world’s first empire • ...
Mesopotamia review 2025-09-29
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- army a permanent army of professional soldiers
- a state containing several countries or territories
- a weekly day of rest
- a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
- the southern part of ancient Mesopotamia
- person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to the people
- a binding agreement
- separation from one’s homeland
- a state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
- trait an idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
- to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
- the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
- a payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power
- an order to do something
- a Jewish religious teacher
- a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound
- a group of soldiers who fight while riding horses
- very small particles left as sediment from water
- in the Hebrew Bible, a leader who could rally the Israelites to defend their land
- a language made up of or written with marks or letters shaped like wedges
- to supply land and crops with water
- Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland, from a Greek word meaning dispersion, or scattering
- diffusion the spreading of cultural traits from one culture to another
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- fairness or fair treatment
- belief in a single god
- Jewish house of worship
- the art of steering a ship from place to place
- belief in or worship of more than one god
- acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God’s laws
- of law the idea that all members of a society must obey the law; key part of modern democratic principles
- beliefs about what is right and wrong
- a good or service produced within a country and sold outside of that country’s borders
- a group of people living in a new territory with ties to a distant state
- an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal
- Crescent semicircle of fertile land created by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that stretches from the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea through the Syrian Desert north of Arabia to the Persian Gulf
- a grand stone pillar
- Code a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire
- money that is used as a medium of exchange, usually bills or coins
- the collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law
- a region in the Middle East near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- a tall temple pyramid in ancient Mesopotamia with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
42 Clues: a binding agreement • a weekly day of rest • a grand stone pillar • belief in a single god • Jewish house of worship • an order to do something • fairness or fair treatment • a Jewish religious teacher • separation from one’s homeland • to supply land and crops with water • beliefs about what is right and wrong • the southern part of ancient Mesopotamia • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-02-01
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- an area in southern Mesopotamia, were cities first appeared.
- an early city that was like its own country
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
- step pyramid-shaped building
- cradle of civilization (two words)
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- a river in Mesopotamia
- a means of supplying land with water
- fine particles of rock
- code writer
- a geographic area located between the tigris and Euphrates rivers
10 Clues: code writer • a river in Mesopotamia • fine particles of rock • step pyramid-shaped building • cradle of civilization (two words) • a means of supplying land with water • an early city that was like its own country • an area in southern Mesopotamia, were cities first appeared. • a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks • ...
Mesopotamian civilization 2021-06-08
18 Clues: โมเสส • ชาวฮีบรู • ซิกกูแรต • ชาวฮิตไทต์ • ชาวอมอไรต์ • ชาวคาลเดียน • ศาสนายูดาห์ • ชาวฟินิเชียน • ชาวเปอร์เซีย • ชาวสุเมเรียน • แม่น้ำไทกริส • ชาวอัสซีเรียน • พระคัมภีร์เก่า • แม่น้ำยูเฟรทีส • ศาสนาโซโรแอสเตอร์ • สวนลอยแห่งบาบิโลน • อักษรคูนิฟอร์ม/ลิ่ม • อารยธรรมเมโสโปเตเมีย
Mesopotamia Terms 2022-11-13
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- one of the top inventions of the Sumerians
- a king; wrote the known first laws
- an arc of fertile land in Mesopotamia
- the current name of this region
- the first settlers of Mesopotamia (4000 BCE)
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- one of the rivers of Mesopotamia
- Amorites (Arabians) who conquered mesopotamia
- early writing system with wedge-shaped marks and clay
- one of the rivers of Mesopotamia
9 Clues: the current name of this region • one of the rivers of Mesopotamia • one of the rivers of Mesopotamia • a king; wrote the known first laws • an arc of fertile land in Mesopotamia • one of the top inventions of the Sumerians • the first settlers of Mesopotamia (4000 BCE) • Amorites (Arabians) who conquered mesopotamia • early writing system with wedge-shaped marks and clay
The Sumerians 2018-11-26
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- Building material that Sumer traded for.
- A system of canals and dams that brings water to the fields.
- In the hereditary system, he gets to rule after his father, the King, dies.
- Head of the Sumerian home.
- Most Mesopotamians farmed. Some were skilled workers called...
- Belief in, and worship of, many gods and goddesses.
- Kings, priests, warriors, and government officials were in this social class.
- Each city's king got his power to rule from the city's chief _________.
- Mesopotamia was in the eastern part of the Fertile______.
- Two-letter Sumerian city (home of Abraham in the Bible).
- These protected each Sumerian city-state.
- Villages become a town. Towns become a ___________: a place for trade.
- People in the lowest social class--usually prisoners of war.
- The resource that all civilizations need for people, crops, and animals.
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- Each god or goddess controlled a different part of __________.
- Means "the land between the rivers" in Greek.
- The present-day country where Mesopotamia once was.
- A powerful, independent city that controls the territory around it.
- Domesticated animal raised, besides goats and pigs.
- Step temple in the center of the city where it is said the gods lived at the top.
- What most wars are fought over.
- Major Sumerian crop besides barley and dates.
- Social class of merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans.
- Irrigation systems allowed Mesopotamian farmers to have a _______ of food.
- Mud and reeds, dried in the sun make these building blocks.
- Small particles of soil make this material, which is very good for farming.
- Most common job in Sumer.
- How many thousand years B.C. that Mesopotamia was first settled.
28 Clues: Most common job in Sumer. • Head of the Sumerian home. • What most wars are fought over. • Building material that Sumer traded for. • These protected each Sumerian city-state. • Means "the land between the rivers" in Greek. • Major Sumerian crop besides barley and dates. • The present-day country where Mesopotamia once was. • ...
Unit 2 (2nd Half) 2025-01-06
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- a characteristic of civilization known for placing people in society like upper, middle, lower (2 words, no spaces)
- the first writing system from Mesopotamia (Sumer)
- ancient river valley civilization in Africa
- a professional writer who went to school for 12 years in the ancient world
- an ancient river valley civilization known as the cradle of civilization
- this was made by the sumerians and continues to keep spinning today
- ancient egyptian writing known for its picture based symbols
- a characteristic of civilization known for make laws and guiding the civilization
- The ____________ and Euphrates are the rivers of Mesopotamia
- a characteristic of civilization known for the division of labor (2 words, no spaces)
- this is what Mesopotamians used to write on
- the river of Egypt
- the Babylonian king with strict written code of laws
- most famous structure from Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Mesopotamian temples
- these natural barriers protect Ancient Egypt
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- the belief in many gods
- ancient river valley civilization in East Asia
- this was made by Egyptians to write on
- the was a heroic king that has an Ancient Mesopotamian Epic written for him
- this material was used to make buildings and walls in Mesopotamia (2 words, no spaces)
- ancient river valley civilizations wanted rivers to ____________ to help water the crops
- the _________ river valley civilization was one of the 4 ancient river valley civilizations
- this system allowed the fields to get water to grow a surplus of food
- decoded hieroglyphics (2 words, no spaces)
- the process of preparing a dead body for the afterlife in ancient Egypt
- the title given to an ancient Egyptian ruler
27 Clues: the river of Egypt • the belief in many gods • Ancient Mesopotamian temples • this was made by Egyptians to write on • most famous structure from Ancient Egypt • decoded hieroglyphics (2 words, no spaces) • ancient river valley civilization in Africa • this is what Mesopotamians used to write on • the title given to an ancient Egyptian ruler • ...
Mesopotamia (Bruk s.22-27 i Midgard) 2021-10-26
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- Skriften sumererne brukte.
- Stor elv som starter på E.
- Veldig mange jobbet som dette.
- Den nederste delen av Mesopotamia.
- En av de viktigste byene.
- Dette gjorde bondens arbeid lettere.
- Folket som bodde i Sumer ble kalt...
- En stor tårnbygning med et tempel på toppen.
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- Stor elv som starter på T.
- En av menneskets viktigste oppfinnelser.
- Gudinne for kjærlighet og krig.
- Læren om stjerner og planeter.
- Denne byen lå ute ved kysten.
- Sumererne skrev på dette.
- Den eldste elvekulturen.
15 Clues: Den eldste elvekulturen. • Sumererne skrev på dette. • En av de viktigste byene. • Stor elv som starter på T. • Skriften sumererne brukte. • Stor elv som starter på E. • Denne byen lå ute ved kysten. • Læren om stjerner og planeter. • Veldig mange jobbet som dette. • Gudinne for kjærlighet og krig. • Den nederste delen av Mesopotamia. • Dette gjorde bondens arbeid lettere. • ...
Mesopotamia - slides #1 thru #6 2023-11-07
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- Mesopotamians built _____ communities in the fertile valley
- Mesopotamia nickname - the Fertile ____?
- the land between two rivers
- the idea of bringing water to your needs
- a very popular job in Mesopotamia
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- one of the main rivers used by Mesopotamians
- Ziggurat means to "rise ____"
- a very dirty substance in the ground - plants love it
- one of the main rivers used by Mesopotamians
- the material used to make Mesopotamian homes
- used for making bowls and writing to keep records
11 Clues: the land between two rivers • Ziggurat means to "rise ____" • a very popular job in Mesopotamia • Mesopotamia nickname - the Fertile ____? • the idea of bringing water to your needs • one of the main rivers used by Mesopotamians • one of the main rivers used by Mesopotamians • the material used to make Mesopotamian homes • used for making bowls and writing to keep records • ...
LA PREISTORIA E LA MESOPOTAMIA 2017-11-20
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- UNICO CONTINENTE
- POPOLO CHE VIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA
- IL PRIMO OMINIDE
- DOVE VENIVA SEGNATA LA SCRITTURA
- LA CASA DI DIO
- CASE COSTRUITE IN RIVA AL FIUME
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- IMPORTANTE INVENZIONE DEI SUMERI
- RESIDENZA DEL SOVRANO
- LA REGIONE COMPRESA TRA IL TIGRI E L'EUFRATE
- SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI DELLA TERRA
- LEGA FORMATA DA STAGNO E ZINCO
- EPOCA IN CUI NON SI CONOSCEVA LA SCRITTURA
- DIO DELLA VOLTA CELESTE
- IL NOME DELL'AUSTRALOPITECO RITROVATO NEL 1974
14 Clues: LA CASA DI DIO • UNICO CONTINENTE • IL PRIMO OMINIDE • RESIDENZA DEL SOVRANO • DIO DELLA VOLTA CELESTE • POPOLO CHE VIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA • LEGA FORMATA DA STAGNO E ZINCO • SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI DELLA TERRA • CASE COSTRUITE IN RIVA AL FIUME • IMPORTANTE INVENZIONE DEI SUMERI • DOVE VENIVA SEGNATA LA SCRITTURA • EPOCA IN CUI NON SI CONOSCEVA LA SCRITTURA • ...
Social Studies Vocabulary 2013-01-04
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- A religion founded by the Hebrews
- A widespread lack of food
- A self-government city and land that surrounds them
- A large temple built by the ancient Sumerians to honor their Gods of goodness
- An extra supply of something (food)
- The belief in one God
- The ten laws that God gave the Hebrews
- A long period of dry weather
- Trade of one thing for another without the use of money
- A great Hebrew leader who leads his people from Sumer to the land of Canaan
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- A system of writing developed by ancient Sumerians that used wedged shape symbolspolytheism The belief in many Gods and Goddesses
- A fertile religion in the Middle East; important place for early citizens
- The world’s first system
- An ancient city in Mesopotamia
- Ancient civilization in Southern Mesopotamia, and one of the first civilizations in the world
- A Hebrew that is raised as a son of Egypt
- "The land between two rivers" the area between the Tigris and 2 lands
- The first king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the throne from his father
18 Clues: The belief in one God • The world’s first system • A widespread lack of food • A long period of dry weather • An ancient city in Mesopotamia • A religion founded by the Hebrews • An extra supply of something (food) • The ten laws that God gave the Hebrews • A Hebrew that is raised as a son of Egypt • A self-government city and land that surrounds them • ...
World History 2024-11-21
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- Top of Mesopotamian Social Structure
- Land between two rivers
- Number of characteristics of civilization
- Highest on Indian Caste system
- Major city in India
- Major city of China
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- Mountain range separating China and India
- Lowest on Indian Caste system
- City in Mesopotamia
- Philosophic thought foLcues on Wisdom, Justice, Courage, and Temperance
- Alleged author of Art of War
- Word that describes Late Kingdom of Egypt
- Leader in Egypt
- Major city of Egypt
- Major river of Egypt
15 Clues: Leader in Egypt • City in Mesopotamia • Major city of Egypt • Major city in India • Major city of China • Major river of Egypt • Land between two rivers • Alleged author of Art of War • Lowest on Indian Caste system • Highest on Indian Caste system • Top of Mesopotamian Social Structure • Mountain range separating China and India • Word that describes Late Kingdom of Egypt • ...
Egypt and Mesopotamia 2022-10-23
8 Clues: egypts gift • built by slaves • an egyptian king • egyptians writing • the capital of Mesopotamia • a place surounded by water • the eastern river in Mesopotamia • the western river in Mesopotamia
La Mesopotamia 2017-10-17
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- Dove venivano segnata la scrittura
- Importante invenzione dei Sumeri
- Popolo che vive in Mesopotamia
- La casa di Dio
- Disegno che rappresentava un prodotto
- Dio dell'aria
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- La regione compresa tra il Tigri e l'Eufrate
- di Sumer Area dove vivevano i Sumeri
- Importante città-Stato dei Sumeri
- Dio della volta celeste
- Colui che sapeva leggere e scrivere
- Segni che rappresentavano un'azione
- Ulteriore invenzione dei Sumeri
- Residenza del sovrano
14 Clues: Dio dell'aria • La casa di Dio • Residenza del sovrano • Dio della volta celeste • Popolo che vive in Mesopotamia • Ulteriore invenzione dei Sumeri • Importante invenzione dei Sumeri • Importante città-Stato dei Sumeri • Dove venivano segnata la scrittura • Colui che sapeva leggere e scrivere • Segni che rappresentavano un'azione • Disegno che rappresentava un prodotto • ...
LA PREISTORIA E LA MESOPOTAMIA 2017-11-20
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- UNICO CONTINENTE
- POPOLO CHE VIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA
- SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI DELLA TERRA
- IL PRIMO OMINIDE
- DOVE VENIVA SEGNATA LA SCRITTURA
- LEGA FORMATA DA STAGNO E ZINCO
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- EPOCA IN CUI NON SI CONOSCEVA LA SCRITTURA
- CASE COSTRUITE IN RIVA AL FIUME
- LA REGIONE COMPRESA TRA IL TIGRI E L'EUFRATE
- LA CASA DI DIO
- IMPORTANTE INVENZIONE DEI SUMERI
- DIO DELLA VOLTA CELESTE
- IL NOME DELL'AUSTRALOPITECO RITROVATO NEL 1974
- RESIDENZA DEL SOVRANO
14 Clues: LA CASA DI DIO • UNICO CONTINENTE • IL PRIMO OMINIDE • RESIDENZA DEL SOVRANO • DIO DELLA VOLTA CELESTE • POPOLO CHE VIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA • LEGA FORMATA DA STAGNO E ZINCO • CASE COSTRUITE IN RIVA AL FIUME • SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI DELLA TERRA • IMPORTANTE INVENZIONE DEI SUMERI • DOVE VENIVA SEGNATA LA SCRITTURA • EPOCA IN CUI NON SI CONOSCEVA LA SCRITTURA • ...
DEEP TIME HISTORY 1/2020 2020-01-22
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- the first plant that made farming possible
- the other main river of Mesopotamia
- this waste product from plants helped other forms of life succeed on Earth
- one of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
- this was the first life form on earth
- this climate event made rainfall for farming become unreliable
- the first civilization began in this area
- an animal that eats both plants and animals
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- having no rules and laws, civilization could lead to this
- having a steady crop of food led to this
- an animal that only eats plants
- this invention helped bypass rainfall as a major need for farming
- beside controlling plants for farming what other life forms were humans able to control
- an animal that only eats other animals
14 Clues: an animal that only eats plants • the other main river of Mesopotamia • this was the first life form on earth • an animal that only eats other animals • having a steady crop of food led to this • one of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia • the first civilization began in this area • the first plant that made farming possible • an animal that eats both plants and animals • ...
Unit 1 Extra Credit (The First People, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt) 2022-09-23
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- Egyptian writing system using symbols
- one of the rivers near Mesopotamia
- the first writing system, made in Mesopotamia flat land between two rivers
- explained how the world started
- ruled Egypt, chosen by gods
- created set of punishments for crimes
- empire led by Sargon
- the time before writing
- rapidly moving water in the Nile River
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- believing in many gods
- most of Egyptian civilization was near here
- ways to control the flow of water
- early ancestor of modern humans
- means "upright man"
- structure that divided social classes
- continent in which Egpyt is located in
- rich soil
17 Clues: rich soil • means "upright man" • empire led by Sargon • believing in many gods • the time before writing • ruled Egypt, chosen by gods • early ancestor of modern humans • explained how the world started • ways to control the flow of water • one of the rivers near Mesopotamia • Egyptian writing system using symbols • structure that divided social classes • ...
Mesopotamia 2021-02-24
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- ancient kingdom of Ireland
- locate of the ancient kingdom of Navarre
- inhabitants of an ancient kingdom of northern Mesopotamia may be living in assur or Nineveh
- a son of Area the Greek god of war, named after the ancient kingdom of Thrace
- capital of the ancient kingdom of Khmer in north west Cambodia
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- ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia
- member of a Semitic speaking people occupying large parts of Mesopotamia from c2000 BC to c1700 BC
- Ancient land of France
- Ancient city of Mesopotamia
9 Clues: Ancient land of France • ancient kingdom of Ireland • Ancient city of Mesopotamia • ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia • locate of the ancient kingdom of Navarre • capital of the ancient kingdom of Khmer in north west Cambodia • a son of Area the Greek god of war, named after the ancient kingdom of Thrace • ...
Phoenecian Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-08
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- What they traded
- What were the interests of the Phoenician and Hebrew
- What did Phoenician colonies eventually become?
- What were some resources and skills the Phoenician people used to help them control trade.
- Built Jerusalem together
- Where they wrote their books
- Descendants of Judah
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- A bridge that connected Egypt and Mesopotamia
- Formal agreements between nations
- The Phoinikeia Grammata
- Putting things together
- Most important prophet in Hebrew
- What they used to make purple
- Ancient Mesopotamia coin
- What they drank
15 Clues: What they drank • What they traded • Descendants of Judah • The Phoinikeia Grammata • Putting things together • Ancient Mesopotamia coin • Built Jerusalem together • Where they wrote their books • What they used to make purple • Most important prophet in Hebrew • Formal agreements between nations • A bridge that connected Egypt and Mesopotamia • ...
Egypt and Mesopotamia 2022-10-23
8 Clues: Egypts gift • Egyptian writing • An Egyptian king • Built by Egyptian slaves • The capital of Mesopotamia • A place surounded by water • The Western river of Mesopotamia • The Eastern river of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2022-01-13
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- the sand or clay found at the bottom of rivers
- A city in Ancient Mesopotamia
- the first writing system, created in Mesopotamia
- a large number of states unified under a single ruler
- a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
- an ancient Mesopotamian temple used to worship their gods found in the middle of city-states
- crescent area of good farmland between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first civilization began
- The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- man made waterway
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- A pointed tool for writing or drawing
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding
- a person in society who can read/write things down
- to supply the land with water by using things like pipes and hoses
- A creation of something new that has never been made before
- the belief in or worship of more than one god.
15 Clues: man made waterway • A city in Ancient Mesopotamia • A pointed tool for writing or drawing • the sand or clay found at the bottom of rivers • the belief in or worship of more than one god. • the first writing system, created in Mesopotamia • The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • a person in society who can read/write things down • ...
STORIA SUMERA 2018-12-19
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- DIO PROTETTORE DEI SUMERI
- RIALZO DEL LETTO DI UN FIUME
- CREDENTI DI MOLTE DIVINITà
- REGIONE TRA IL TIGRI E L'EUFRATE
- UOMO BENESTANTE CHE SAPEVA LEGGERE E SCRIVERE
- CITTà PIù IMPORTANTE DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
- SEGNò IL PASSAGGIO TRA LA PREISTORIA E LA STORIA
- LUOGO DI PREGHIERA
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- DEVIA L'ACQUA DEL FIUME IN ECCESSO
- FANGO RICCO DI SOSTANZA NUTRITIVE
- UOMO CHE SI SPOSTA CONTINUAMENTE
- PRIMA FORMA DI SCRITTURA SUMERA
- CAPO DELLA CITTA STATO SUMERA
- LAMA DELL'ARATRO CHE SCAVA NEL TERRENO
- COSTRUZIONE SIMBOLO DEL POTERE SUMERO
- DOVE SI CUSTODISCONO LE SCORTE AGRICOLE
- SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI
- SIGNIFICA PAESE COLTIVATO
18 Clues: LUOGO DI PREGHIERA • SCAMBIO DI PRODOTTI • DIO PROTETTORE DEI SUMERI • SIGNIFICA PAESE COLTIVATO • CREDENTI DI MOLTE DIVINITà • RIALZO DEL LETTO DI UN FIUME • CAPO DELLA CITTA STATO SUMERA • PRIMA FORMA DI SCRITTURA SUMERA • UOMO CHE SI SPOSTA CONTINUAMENTE • REGIONE TRA IL TIGRI E L'EUFRATE • FANGO RICCO DI SOSTANZA NUTRITIVE • DEVIA L'ACQUA DEL FIUME IN ECCESSO • ...
i sumeri 2026-01-17
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- costruzioni che portavano l'acqua nei campi
- è cuneiforme
- fiume della Mesopotamia
- strumento inventato dai Sumeri per fare i calcoli
- attività principale svolta dai Sumeri
- edificio più importante della città
- prima civiltà della Storia
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- dove vivevano i Sumeri
- persone che celebravano i riti religiosi
- il capo della città-stato
- colui che sapeva leggere e scrivere
- quella dei Sumeri era politeista
- fango che rendeva la terra fertile
- materia prima usata per costruire i mattoni
- vi si conservavano le scorte di cibo
- invenzione per facilitare il lavoro nei campi
- città in cui fu ritrovato lo stendardo
- costruzioni per far passare o bloccare l'acqua
18 Clues: è cuneiforme • dove vivevano i Sumeri • fiume della Mesopotamia • il capo della città-stato • prima civiltà della Storia • quella dei Sumeri era politeista • fango che rendeva la terra fertile • colui che sapeva leggere e scrivere • edificio più importante della città • vi si conservavano le scorte di cibo • attività principale svolta dai Sumeri • ...
Egypt 2017-04-20
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- En av to elver som rant gjennom Mesopotamia
- Et annet ord for et gudshus
- Egyptisk bildeskrift
- Et slags papir egypterne lagde
- Blanding av jord og sand som ble liggende igjen på jorda etter Nilens oversvømmelser
- Faraoene ble begravet her
- En viktig oppfinnelse gjort i Mesopotamia
- Kongen i Egypt
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- Her kan vi lese om Babels tårn
- Verdens lengste elv
- En død kropp som har blitt balsamert
- Skrift oppfunnet av sumererne
- Egypternes viktigste Gud
- Viktig tall i sumerernes tallsystem
- Hengende ........
15 Clues: Kongen i Egypt • Hengende ........ • Verdens lengste elv • Egyptisk bildeskrift • Egypternes viktigste Gud • Faraoene ble begravet her • Et annet ord for et gudshus • Skrift oppfunnet av sumererne • Her kan vi lese om Babels tårn • Et slags papir egypterne lagde • Viktig tall i sumerernes tallsystem • En død kropp som har blitt balsamert • En viktig oppfinnelse gjort i Mesopotamia • ...
Ancient Egypt and Mythology 2022-09-06
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- A impotent river in Mesopotamia
- writing system of pictures
- Place where kings and queens were buried
- A river that would flood fiercely
- To stay away from the world
- Ancient north African country
- Osiris son
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- The King of Egypt
- A great ancient civilization from Arabia
- Both God and Man
- mother of fertility
- A river that is the lifeblood in Egypt
- Ideas that influenced Politics, Arts,
- A giant building with ancient items
- A place where rich Egyptians were buried
15 Clues: Osiris son • Both God and Man • The King of Egypt • mother of fertility • writing system of pictures • To stay away from the world • Ancient north African country • A impotent river in Mesopotamia • A river that would flood fiercely • A giant building with ancient items • Ideas that influenced Politics, Arts, • A river that is the lifeblood in Egypt • ...
Ancient History Crossword 2021-01-27
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- A skilled crafts-person; an important part of Mesopotamias middle class.
- A city that, with its surrounding territory, forms an independent state.
- A person who Buys and sells goods
- Something some people thought was more important than war
- Present day Mesopotamia
- A long poem that tells the heroic deeds of a character
- A professional writer writes things down. In Mesopotamia, talented boys learned to read and write cuneiform on clay tablets, and to do mathematics.
- The land between the two rivers
- Massive, Mespotamian pyramid-shaped, stepped tower and temple made of mud bricks.
- King or queen;single head of a government
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- The capital of Babylonia
- Patricles of fertile soil
- Has a set of laws named after him
- The name of it is similar to a season
- Groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler.
- First writing, created around 3000 B.C., created by the Sumerians, written with reed stylus on clay by trained scribes.
- A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, social classes, writing, systems of trade, transportation, religion, and architecture.
- The belief in many gods
18 Clues: Present day Mesopotamia • The belief in many gods • The capital of Babylonia • Patricles of fertile soil • The land between the two rivers • Has a set of laws named after him • A person who Buys and sells goods • The name of it is similar to a season • King or queen;single head of a government • A long poem that tells the heroic deeds of a character • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-11-04
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- - the amount of letters in cuneiform writing.
- - the river located north near Mesopotamia.
- - a religious pyramid shaped tower with a temple on the top.
- - a group of merchants traveling together.
- - a group of many different lands under one ruler.
- - where Mesopotamia was once located.
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- - when you believe in multiple gods.
- - a person who studies the stars,planets,and the moon.
- - the river located south near Mesopotamia.
- - the king of Babylon who created the code of laws.
- - a long poem that tells a story about a hero.
11 Clues: - when you believe in multiple gods. • - where Mesopotamia was once located. • - a group of merchants traveling together. • - the river located south near Mesopotamia. • - the river located north near Mesopotamia. • - the amount of letters in cuneiform writing. • - a long poem that tells a story about a hero. • - a group of many different lands under one ruler. • ...
Writing and city life crossword 2020-08-10
8 Clues: empire AKKAD • written HAMMURABI • in Iraq EUPHRATES • form of writing CUNEIFORM • mesopotamia an empire ASSYRIA • in present day Iraq MESOPOTAMIA • in many god or goodness POLYTHEISM • know civilisation of Mesopotamia SUMER
Daily Crossword 2022-09-29
20 Clues: NYC • pale • cows • gamut • swamp • river • funny • corvid • trojan • beliefs • improve • feminine • director • peturbing • determined • yellow family • architectural • between rivers • irish dog breed • unlawful killing
Historia 2021-11-20
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- Primera revolución económica
- Forma de escritura en Egipto
- Funcionario egipcio especialista en escribir
- Lugar donde nace la escritura,significa tierra entre ríos
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- Primer código de leyes
- Forma de escritura en Mesopotamia
- Invento que marca el inicio de la historia
- Uno de los dos ríos de Mesopotamia
- Santuario mesopotámico morada de los dioses
9 Clues: Primer código de leyes • Primera revolución económica • Forma de escritura en Egipto • Forma de escritura en Mesopotamia • Uno de los dos ríos de Mesopotamia • Invento que marca el inicio de la historia • Santuario mesopotámico morada de los dioses • Funcionario egipcio especialista en escribir • Lugar donde nace la escritura,significa tierra entre ríos
River Valley Vocab 2022-08-29
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- The Indus civilization
- Well known structures in Egypt
- State Independent state
- Crescent The cradle of civilization
- A king of ancient Mesopotamia
- The rainy seasons
- Rulers of a country
- The writing used in Mesopotamia
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- Diffusion The combining of cultures
- Belief in more than one God
- Things used as paper
- When priests rule in the name of God
- A ruler of ancient egypt
13 Clues: The rainy seasons • Rulers of a country • Things used as paper • The Indus civilization • State Independent state • A ruler of ancient egypt • Belief in more than one God • A king of ancient Mesopotamia • Well known structures in Egypt • The writing used in Mesopotamia • Diffusion The combining of cultures • Crescent The cradle of civilization • When priests rule in the name of God
Mesopotamia 2023-10-02
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- an elevated area of flat land.
- wedge-shaped characters used in writing several ancient languages.
- a professional writer or record keeper
- the belief in many gods.
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- a self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding area.
- a picture that stands for a word or idea.
- a long poem that tells the story of a hero.
- a manager or one who directs a government or an organization.
- a worker who is skilled in making a particular product by hand.
- person who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
- a broad area of flat open land.
11 Clues: the belief in many gods. • an elevated area of flat land. • a broad area of flat open land. • a professional writer or record keeper • a picture that stands for a word or idea. • a long poem that tells the story of a hero. • person who moves from place to place with no permanent home. • a manager or one who directs a government or an organization. • ...
mesopotamia 2024-11-21
11 Clues: a king • on papyrus • nepo babies • multiple gods • some got caned • on clay tablets • similar to sacred • we don't like this • for water management • one specific big building • all kinds of big buildings
Mesopotamia 2025-12-04
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- Territorio grande gobernado por un solo líder o gobierno.
- Templo en forma de pirámide escalonada construido para honrar a los dioses.
- Sistema de escritura con símbolos en forma de cuña usado en Mesopotamia.
- Sistema social donde los hombres tienen autoridad principal.
- Líderes supremos de las ciudades-estado o imperios mesopotámicos; tomaban decisiones importantes y dirigían ejércitos.
- Personas entrenadas para leer y escribir en la sociedad mesopotámica.
- Barro fino que dejan los ríos y que hace la tierra fértil.
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- Creencia en muchos dioses.
- Sistema de traer agua a los cultivos usando canales o zanjas.
- Ciudad independiente con su propio gobierno y territorio.
- Persona que realizaba rituales y cuidaba los templos; servía como intermediario entre la gente y los dioses.
11 Clues: Creencia en muchos dioses. • Territorio grande gobernado por un solo líder o gobierno. • Ciudad independiente con su propio gobierno y territorio. • Barro fino que dejan los ríos y que hace la tierra fértil. • Sistema social donde los hombres tienen autoridad principal. • Sistema de traer agua a los cultivos usando canales o zanjas. • ...
Mesopotamia Vocab 2021-09-07
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- division of society based on rank or class
- a writer
- belief in many gods
- countryside area
- a tool used by scribes for writing
- ruler of a kingdom or empire
- city area
- land with multiple territories under one rule
- supplying water to land
- a pyramid shaped temple tower
- city with all its countryside around it
- the story of a famous Sumerian king
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- belief in a singular god
- large arc of rich farmland
- picture words
- a society primarily ruled by men
- "between the rivers"
- the first form of writing
- a society primarily ruled by women
19 Clues: a writer • city area • picture words • countryside area • belief in many gods • "between the rivers" • supplying water to land • belief in a singular god • the first form of writing • large arc of rich farmland • ruler of a kingdom or empire • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a society primarily ruled by men • a tool used by scribes for writing • a society primarily ruled by women • ...
Mesopotamia Terms 2018-12-10
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- of Hammurabi - A written code of law from 1772 BC. It was put in place by Babylonian King Hammurabi. It is one of the oldest detailed recordings of a code of law in world history.
- - A man-made channel built to carry water from one location to another.
- - The chariot was a two wheeled vehicle pulled by horses. It was typically used for warfare and was one of the strengths of the Assyrian army.
- - Watering crops through man-made efforts such as ditches and canals.
- - A term used to describe the lands between and near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It is mostly located in present day Iraq and Syria.
- Empire - An empire known for their fierce warriors, the Assyrian Empire rose and fell several times to rule over much of Mesopotamia and the Middle East.
- seal - An engraved stone cylinder used to create a seal or signature on clay tablets.
- - A large number of states or regions that are ruled by a single leader called the emperor or empress.
- Empire - The Akkadian Empire was the world's first empire. It formed when Sargon the Great conquered many of the Sumerian city-states and united them under one leader.
- Crescent - A large area of land in the Middle East that is shaped like a crescent on a map. It runs from the Persian Gulf, along the Tigres and Euphrates rivers, over to the Mediterranean Sea, and down the Nile River Valley of Egypt.
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- - A stringed instrument shaped like a small harp.
- - The primary god of the Babylonians.
- - A city-state is an independently governed region that is centered around a single powerful city. The civilization of the Sumer was governed by many independent city-states.
- - A civilization is an advanced state of human society. Typically a civilization is marked by advanced government, agriculture, science, and culture.
- - One of the earliest forms of writing invented by the Sumer. It uses wedge shaped marks to make picture symbols on clay tablets.
- - A Sumerian King of the city-state of Uruk. He later became known in mythology as a demigod with superhuman strength.
- or Assur - Assur was the original capital city of the Assyrian Empire. It was also the name of the primary god in the Assyrian religion.
- Empire - The Babylonian Empire ruled much of Mesopotamia from the city of Babylon. The empire rose and fell over the course of ancient history.
- - When one family rules a kingdom or empire for a period of time, passing down the reign to the next generation.
19 Clues: - The primary god of the Babylonians. • - A stringed instrument shaped like a small harp. • - Watering crops through man-made efforts such as ditches and canals. • - A man-made channel built to carry water from one location to another. • seal - An engraved stone cylinder used to create a seal or signature on clay tablets. • ...
Mesopotamia Vocab 2025-01-22
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- "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" describes this type of agreement
- Fill in: The _____ stretched from the mountains to the sea under one ruler
- Tom and Jerry had this type of long-lasting argument
- The pyramids are Egypt's _____ to the modern world
- If you believe in Ra, Zeus, AND Thor, you practice this
- In ancient armies, soldiers dressed this way to show they belonged together
- Along the Nile and Euphrates, people turned these plants into "paper"
- Mesopotamians climbed the giant steps of these to bring offerings to their gods
- If Henry VIII's children became kings and queens after him, they're part of this
- The opposite of ordinary or everyday
- Ben Hur raced one of these two-wheeled vehicles
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- How did ancient people "take notes"? Their words were _____ in clay
- servant Neither a king nor a slave, but a _____ _____ helped run the empire (2 words)
- Like father, like son: this word means traits run in the family
- Like emojis today, this ancient writing used pictures that became wedge shapes
- Athena and Hera are examples of this type of being
- Complete the phrase: Each ancient Mesopotamian _______ had their own laws and rulers
- Without computers or pencils, this person recorded the king's words
- "My pottery is the finest in all of Babylon!" proclaimed this skilled worker
19 Clues: The opposite of ordinary or everyday • Ben Hur raced one of these two-wheeled vehicles • The pyramids are Egypt's _____ to the modern world • Athena and Hera are examples of this type of being • Tom and Jerry had this type of long-lasting argument • If you believe in Ra, Zeus, AND Thor, you practice this • ...
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2025-09-13
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- An area in Southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
- In ancient times, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- a person who stays in one place
- An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
- A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
- Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- fine particles of rock
- a tax of time
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- The process of taming a wild animal to use on a farm or in a house
- one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
- A means of supplying land with water
- A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
- a person who writes
- An upright slab of stone inscribed with letters and pictures to depict important events
- A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- a symbol that stands for an object
- a craftsperson
19 Clues: a tax of time • a craftsperson • a person who writes • fine particles of rock • a person who stays in one place • a symbol that stands for an object • A means of supplying land with water • Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters • one who moves from place to place with no permanent home • An area in Southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared • ...
Mesopotamia 2021-09-22
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- group of many different lands under one ruler
- independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
- building walls, waterways, and ditches to water crops
- the land between two rivers
- record keepers
- king of the Akkadian who conquered all of Mesopotamia in 2340 BC
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- Babylonian king who created the Babylonian Empire in 1792 BC
- complex societies
- skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery
- Sumerian writing system made up of wedge-shaped markings
- region in southern Mesopotamia where many cities were formed in 3000 BC
11 Clues: record keepers • complex societies • the land between two rivers • group of many different lands under one ruler • building walls, waterways, and ditches to water crops • Sumerian writing system made up of wedge-shaped markings • skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery • Babylonian king who created the Babylonian Empire in 1792 BC • ...
Code of Hammurabi 2022-10-14
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- a set of guidelines or rules for a civilization
- we can use Hammurabi's Code to learn more about _____ in Ancient Mesopotamia
- Hammurabi strengthened this to help fight off attacks from neighboring kingdoms
- the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- a kingdom that rose after the fall of the Akkadians in Mesopotamia
- an eight-foot stone with the laws Hammurabi found most important for his kingdom
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- partnerships with other civilizations
- the first king of Babylon
- an _____ for an ______
- making sure crimes have a proper consequence
- works, construction projects that benefit a community
- of Hammurabi the first written code of laws
12 Clues: an _____ for an ______ • the first king of Babylon • partnerships with other civilizations • of Hammurabi the first written code of laws • making sure crimes have a proper consequence • a set of guidelines or rules for a civilization • the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • works, construction projects that benefit a community • ...
Mesopotamia Terms - Spanish 2022-11-13
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- uno de los ríos de Mesopotamia
- uno de los ríos de Mesopotamia
- uno de los principales inventos de los sumerios
- Amorreos (árabes) que conquistaron mesopotamia
- primer sistema de escritura con marcas en forma de cuña y
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- un arco de tierra fértil en Mesopotamia
- los primeros pobladores de Mesopotamia (4000 bce)
- el nombre actual de esta región
- un rey; escribió las primeras leyes conocidas
9 Clues: uno de los ríos de Mesopotamia • uno de los ríos de Mesopotamia • el nombre actual de esta región • un arco de tierra fértil en Mesopotamia • un rey; escribió las primeras leyes conocidas • Amorreos (árabes) que conquistaron mesopotamia • uno de los principales inventos de los sumerios • los primeros pobladores de Mesopotamia (4000 bce) • ...
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2022-01-13
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- A city in Ancient Mesopotamia
- a person in society who can read/write things down
- an ancient Mesopotamian temple used to worship their gods found in the middle of city-states
- the sand or clay found at the bottom of rivers
- a large number of states unified under a single ruler
- A pointed tool for writing or drawing
- to supply the land with water by using things like pipes and hoses
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- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding
- The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- the first writing system, created in Mesopotamia
- A creation of something new that has never been made before
- a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
- crescent area of good farmland between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first civilization began
- the belief in or worship of more than one god.
- man made waterway
15 Clues: man made waterway • A city in Ancient Mesopotamia • A pointed tool for writing or drawing • the sand or clay found at the bottom of rivers • the belief in or worship of more than one god. • The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • the first writing system, created in Mesopotamia • a person in society who can read/write things down • ...
Mesopotamia crossword 2021-12-08
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- king who made the worlds first written laws
- the worship of many gods
- circular, mesopatamian invention
- largest working class
- where priests preformed offerings to gods
- communicated with gods
- a long poem telling the story of a hero
- means the land between two rivers
- the highest in the social class
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- people who traded with other city-states
- people who grew and sold crops
- the science of building
- brought the water to crops
- ruler who took over nearly all of Mesopotamia
- one of the two mesopatamian rivers
- a organised society
- worlds first written language
- tool that prepared soil for farming
- one of the two mesopatamian rivers
19 Clues: a organised society • largest working class • communicated with gods • the science of building • the worship of many gods • brought the water to crops • worlds first written language • people who grew and sold crops • the highest in the social class • circular, mesopatamian invention • means the land between two rivers • one of the two mesopatamian rivers • ...
Le civiltà dei fiumi 2021-05-15
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- Li allevavano i Cinesi
- E' ritenuto discendente di Ra
- Saggio cinese che insegnava l'armonia tra le persone
- Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi
- Abbellivano Babilonia
- Così gli egizi immaginavano i loro dei
- Il materiale delle tavolette per scrivere della Mesopotamia
- Ci dà notizie di molti popoli antichi
- Ishtar era la sua porta di accesso principale
- nasce sul "tetto del mondo"
- Il limo del Fiume Giallo
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- Li crearono i cinesi per coltivare sui monti
- Un fiume della Mesopotamia
- L'edificio più importante delle città sumere
- Usavano torri d'assalto mobili
- Non lo possedevano gli Indi
- Sfocia nel Mediterraneo
- Dea della fertilità degli Indi
- Il dio della pesatura del cuore
19 Clues: Abbellivano Babilonia • Li allevavano i Cinesi • Sfocia nel Mediterraneo • Il limo del Fiume Giallo • Un fiume della Mesopotamia • Non lo possedevano gli Indi • nasce sul "tetto del mondo" • E' ritenuto discendente di Ra • Usavano torri d'assalto mobili • Dea della fertilità degli Indi • Il dio della pesatura del cuore • Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi • ...
Le civiltà dei fiumi 2021-05-15
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- Li allevavano i Cinesi
- E' ritenuto discendente di Ra
- Saggio cinese che insegnava l'armonia tra le persone
- Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi
- Abbellivano Babilonia
- Così gli Egizi immaginavano i loro dei
- Il materiale delle tavolette per scrivere della Mesopotamia
- Ci dà notizie di molti popoli antichi
- Ishtar era la sua porta di accesso principale
- nasce sul "tetto del mondo"
- Il limo del Fiume Giallo
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- Li crearono i Cinesi per coltivare sui monti
- Un fiume della Mesopotamia
- L'edificio più importante delle città sumere
- Usavano torri d'assalto mobili
- Non lo possedevano gli Indi
- Sfocia nel Mediterraneo
- Dea della fertilità degli Indi
- Il dio della pesatura del cuore
19 Clues: Abbellivano Babilonia • Li allevavano i Cinesi • Sfocia nel Mediterraneo • Il limo del Fiume Giallo • Un fiume della Mesopotamia • Non lo possedevano gli Indi • nasce sul "tetto del mondo" • E' ritenuto discendente di Ra • Usavano torri d'assalto mobili • Dea della fertilità degli Indi • Il dio della pesatura del cuore • Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi • ...
i popoli della Mesopotamia 2023-02-06
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- guardavano le stelle
- nella religione i babilonesi erano...
- la migliorarono poi gli hittiti
- alla base possedevano grandi magazzini
- pietra usata nella porta di Ishtar
- la porta principale di babilonia
- incisioni a forma di triangolo
- furono conquistati dai Babilonesi
- fiume della Mesopotamia
- li usavano i sumeri per irrigare i campi
- la seconda capitale degli assiri
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- erano trainati dai cavalli
- il numero delle leggi scritteda hammurabi
- dai babilonesi veniva bevuto in lunghe cannucce
- la capitale dei Babilonesi
- la prima civiltà che conquistò la mesopotamia
- lo usavano gli Assiri per abbattere e mura dei popoli avversari
- re babilonese che fu il primo a scrivere leggi
- gli Hittiti erano soprattutto...
- erano gli unici a saper scrivere
20 Clues: guardavano le stelle • fiume della Mesopotamia • erano trainati dai cavalli • la capitale dei Babilonesi • incisioni a forma di triangolo • la migliorarono poi gli hittiti • la porta principale di babilonia • gli Hittiti erano soprattutto... • erano gli unici a saper scrivere • la seconda capitale degli assiri • furono conquistati dai Babilonesi • ...
Sumerians 2023-05-04
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- the supply of water to land or crops.
- land bethttps://crosswordlabs.com/edit/sumerians-12#ween two rivers
- the first civilization in the Fertile Crescent
- the first writers they wrote in clay tablets.
- ancient religious templemeestascargando
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- to believe in many gods
- capital city of the 1st civilization in the mesopotamia
- fertile place around the Mesopotamia.
- a long period without rain.
- fsddbgfdngfdyjfdjftdfghdthfhcgdxghcxtrgdx5xtxvg5x hysdsnysgsbsbrrt material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
10 Clues: to believe in many gods • a long period without rain. • fertile place around the Mesopotamia. • the supply of water to land or crops. • ancient religious templemeestascargando • the first writers they wrote in clay tablets. • the first civilization in the Fertile Crescent • capital city of the 1st civilization in the mesopotamia • ...
Cruciverba sulla Mesopotamia 2023-11-08
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- Torre polifunzionale con in sommità un santuario
- Si trova tra i fiumi Tigri ed Eufrate
- Erano i soli a svolgere i riti divini
- Il primo codice di leggi
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- La forma della regione fertile definita la "culla della civiltà"fertile
- I sacerdoti osservavano il cielo
- Il nome della scrittura dei Sumeri
- Si espandono in Mesopotamia verso il 1300 a.C.
- Forma di Stato nelle civiltà della Mesopotamia
- Redazione di documenti pubblici, registri e contabili
10 Clues: Il primo codice di leggi • I sacerdoti osservavano il cielo • Il nome della scrittura dei Sumeri • Si trova tra i fiumi Tigri ed Eufrate • Erano i soli a svolgere i riti divini • Si espandono in Mesopotamia verso il 1300 a.C. • Forma di Stato nelle civiltà della Mesopotamia • Torre polifunzionale con in sommità un santuario • ...
Super Secret Letter 2024-09-12
19 Clues: omatsi • andigsh • uhammmda • umianhsm • obtnilyi • eligilsma • liayrhgco • atscicmeh • usadmefil • hotoemmins • heapiisonnc • emtroraoifn • elptpsoowne • eommaoasipt • oficnimnaucs • cmtecndxaomuie • auamnry epemri • odce fo muhmabrui • racfscone thcrerap
Mesopotamian civilization 2023-06-29
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- One of the greatest kings of Babylonia
- Means 'the hills of heaven'
- The theorem which we still use these days which was originated in Mesopotamia
- The first civilization
- The Occupation of Mesopotamia
- The smallest civilization which existed at that point of time
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- The Babylonian king built this for his wife
- The inventor of Akkadian language
- The river which flooded the must
- One of the biggest Civilization which existed at that point of time
10 Clues: The first civilization • Means 'the hills of heaven' • The Occupation of Mesopotamia • The river which flooded the must • The inventor of Akkadian language • One of the greatest kings of Babylonia • The Babylonian king built this for his wife • The smallest civilization which existed at that point of time • ...
messopitamia crossword puzle 2025-10-10
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- the birth place of civilization
- a strict set of laws created by Hammurabi
- one of the rivers that ave water to Mesopotamia
- where the hanging gardens were supposedly found
- the earliest form of writing
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- the ruler of Babylon
- the way to get water from one location to another
- a temple of warship to the gods
- when a religion warships many gods
- the modern day region were most of Mesopotamia was
10 Clues: the ruler of Babylon • the earliest form of writing • the birth place of civilization • a temple of warship to the gods • when a religion warships many gods • a strict set of laws created by Hammurabi • one of the rivers that ave water to Mesopotamia • where the hanging gardens were supposedly found • the way to get water from one location to another • ...
Mesopatmia 2015-10-02
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- person who believes in 2 or more gods.
- of Hammurabi - A written code of law from 1772 BC. It was put in place by Babylonian King Hammurabi. It is one of the oldest detailed recordings of a code of law in world history.
- was the ruler of the city/state of Babylon. He ruled between 1790 and 1750 B.C.
- Crescent/The crescent-shaped land that held the Babylonian and Assyrian empires in Mesopotamia.
- tame an animal, or to discover a plant.
- first ruler of Mesopotamia
- huge temple was made out of mud-bricks.
- one family rules a kingdom or empire for a period of time, passing down the reign to the next generation.
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- village or city with rural area surrounding it
- large number of states or regions that are ruled by a single leader called the emperor or empress.
- person who writes things for others
- system of writing developed in Mesopotamia.
- area where present day Iraq is
- civilization is an advanced state of human society. Typically a civilization is marked by advanced government, agriculture, science, and culture.
- The ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley. The capital is Babylon.
15 Clues: first ruler of Mesopotamia • area where present day Iraq is • person who writes things for others • person who believes in 2 or more gods. • tame an animal, or to discover a plant. • huge temple was made out of mud-bricks. • system of writing developed in Mesopotamia. • village or city with rural area surrounding it • ...
Mesopatmia 2015-10-02
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- system of writing developed in Mesopotamia.
- first ruler of Mesopotamia
- tame an animal, or to discover a plant.
- person who writes things for others
- person who believes in 2 or more gods.
- was the ruler of the city/state of Babylon. He ruled between 1790 and 1750 B.C.
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- huge temple was made out of mud-bricks.
- civilization is an advanced state of human society. Typically a civilization is marked by advanced government, agriculture, science, and culture.
- large number of states or regions that are ruled by a single leader called the emperor or empress.
- Crescent/The crescent-shaped land that held the Babylonian and Assyrian empires in Mesopotamia.
- area where present day Iraq is
- village or city with rural area surrounding it
- one family rules a kingdom or empire for a period of time, passing down the reign to the next generation.
- of Hammurabi - A written code of law from 1772 BC. It was put in place by Babylonian King Hammurabi. It is one of the oldest detailed recordings of a code of law in world history.
- The ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley. The capital is Babylon.
15 Clues: first ruler of Mesopotamia • area where present day Iraq is • person who writes things for others • person who believes in 2 or more gods. • huge temple was made out of mud-bricks. • tame an animal, or to discover a plant. • system of writing developed in Mesopotamia. • village or city with rural area surrounding it • ...
Legacies 2022-05-23
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- Language of Science
- Makam Firaun
- Raja Babilonia yang menyusun kitab undang-undang
- Key to translate Hieroglyphs
- Things that always point north
- The earliest writing system
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- Bangunan religi Peradaban Mesopotamia
- The First Emperor of China
- Ancient mesopotamia epic tale
- Roman ancient road
- Penemuan terbesar di Valley of the kings
- Peradaban Mesir disebut juga sebagai the gift of ...
- Amphitheater raksasa di Roma
13 Clues: Makam Firaun • Roman ancient road • Language of Science • The First Emperor of China • The earliest writing system • Amphitheater raksasa di Roma • Key to translate Hieroglyphs • Ancient mesopotamia epic tale • Things that always point north • Bangunan religi Peradaban Mesopotamia • Penemuan terbesar di Valley of the kings • Raja Babilonia yang menyusun kitab undang-undang • ...
Mesopotamia 2013-09-20
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- Writer of cuneiform,they also kept records
- Its capital is Babylon, by Ur
- By the Tigris river in Northern Mesopotamia
- Extra, left over
- The sixth king of Babylon
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- Sat at the top floor of the Ziggurat
- King of Akkad
- The king of New Babylon
- The only woman judge
- City of the Jews
- Something the Sumerians loved
11 Clues: King of Akkad • City of the Jews • Extra, left over • The only woman judge • The king of New Babylon • The sixth king of Babylon • Its capital is Babylon, by Ur • Something the Sumerians loved • Sat at the top floor of the Ziggurat • Writer of cuneiform,they also kept records • By the Tigris river in Northern Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia 2018-02-05
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- A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
- To the Babylonians, what was the most powerful god?
- What would happen if they lied?
- Traders paid gold and _____ for the goods made by Babylonians.
- Stiff, sticky, fine grained earth used to sculpt.
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- How many years did Hammurabi rule for?
- How many gods did they worship?
- A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
- To the Assyrians, what was the most powerful god?
- Babylonians exchanged _____ for money or for goods.
- Civilizations in Mesopotamia developed _____ years.
11 Clues: How many gods did they worship? • What would happen if they lied? • How many years did Hammurabi rule for? • To the Assyrians, what was the most powerful god? • Stiff, sticky, fine grained earth used to sculpt. • To the Babylonians, what was the most powerful god? • Babylonians exchanged _____ for money or for goods. • ...
Mesopotamia 2021-10-15
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- a long poem about a hero
- pictures that stand for words
- skilled workers who hand-made goods
- organized set of laws
- system of channeling water to the fields
- an important Sumerian invention
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- belief in many gods
- one river in Mesopotamia
- center of population
- high ____ who served the gods
- professional writers and record keepers
11 Clues: belief in many gods • center of population • organized set of laws • a long poem about a hero • one river in Mesopotamia • pictures that stand for words • high ____ who served the gods • an important Sumerian invention • skilled workers who hand-made goods • professional writers and record keepers • system of channeling water to the fields
Mesopotamia 2022-09-14
11 Clues: = society • = written • = unwritten • = artifacts • = controlled fire • = cylinders and wheels • states = specialization • = jewelry and art/religion • Code = know your punishment • = flat plain between rivers • = a series of rapids in a river
Mesopotamia 2022-11-02
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- One person has complete authority or right to rule.
- a ruler with a full list of rules
- an ancient civilization
- a friend of Gilgamesh
- The largest building in most Sumerian cities, a huge mud temple. The top floor was a shrine to the gods. It was often 7 stories tall.
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- Whoever caused an injury should be punished with the same injury.
- a ruler that refused to marry a god
- money at this time
- god of water and wisdom
- god of wind, storms, and rain
- a city or place with high population
11 Clues: money at this time • a friend of Gilgamesh • god of water and wisdom • an ancient civilization • god of wind, storms, and rain • a ruler with a full list of rules • a ruler that refused to marry a god • a city or place with high population • One person has complete authority or right to rule. • Whoever caused an injury should be punished with the same injury. • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-10-25
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- Mesopotamia was ruled by ________.
- The process of taking water from one area and channeling it into another
- The time system they developed which is still used today.
- A region in the middle east in between Tigris and Euphrates.
- The structure that the Mesopotamians built to elevate their temples closer to the heavens
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- The resource that Mesopotamians lacked
- The Mesopotamians believed that the purpose of humans was to help ___________.
- The city that was originally Sumer.
- Glass, fish, palm, vegetable oil, grain, and ceramics are ____________ from Mesopotamia.
- The highest social class
- One of the causes of the fall of the kingdoms
11 Clues: The highest social class • Mesopotamia was ruled by ________. • The city that was originally Sumer. • The resource that Mesopotamians lacked • One of the causes of the fall of the kingdoms • The time system they developed which is still used today. • A region in the middle east in between Tigris and Euphrates. • ...
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2023-01-04
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- a system of govt where religion rules
- an amount beyond what is required, excess
- system for producing goods and services
- a worker skilled in a craft. A creator.
- a historical object made by a human
- A picture used to represent words or ideas
- A person who makes money by selling goods
- A city with political and economic control
- massive pyramidal stepped tower
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- the belief in and worship of a God or Gods
- expert who studies and digs up artifacts
- the ruling authority for a community
- system
- A professional writer
- to dig out of the ground and remove
- belief in more than one god
- A form of writing
- how people are organized in society geography the study of the earth's features
- each worker has a particular task or job
19 Clues: system • A form of writing • A professional writer • belief in more than one god • massive pyramidal stepped tower • to dig out of the ground and remove • a historical object made by a human • the ruling authority for a community • a system of govt where religion rules • system for producing goods and services • a worker skilled in a craft. A creator. • ...
River Valley Civilizations 2021-08-19
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- river valley that had plumbing and gridded cities
- One earthly ruler (king or queen)
- wedge shaped writing of Mesopotamia
- supplying water to crops, man made
- all 4 civilizations found around this geographical feature
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- Chinese, reason for changing rulers
- the rule of priests or religions
- Mesopotamia, stair stepped pyramid
- Mesopotamia, king who first codified laws
9 Clues: the rule of priests or religions • One earthly ruler (king or queen) • Mesopotamia, stair stepped pyramid • supplying water to crops, man made • Chinese, reason for changing rulers • wedge shaped writing of Mesopotamia • Mesopotamia, king who first codified laws • river valley that had plumbing and gridded cities • ...
world history Unit 1 pt 2 2012-09-22
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- christian era
- one of the world's earliest urban civilizations
- sydnee
- the first great river that defines Mesopotamia
- contains china
- contains england
- someone with absolute power in government
- contains brazil and mexico
- before christian era
- before christ
- general people in roman society
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- surruonds the south pole
- advanced state of human society
- a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
- a large town
- the second great river that defines Mesopotamia
- the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere
- a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote
- a set of beliefs about the universe
- after death
- a person of high rank
- contains egypt and the dominican republic
22 Clues: sydnee • after death • a large town • christian era • before christ • contains china • contains england • before christian era • a person of high rank • surruonds the south pole • contains brazil and mexico • advanced state of human society • general people in roman society • a set of beliefs about the universe • someone with absolute power in government • ...
World History 2025-08-28
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- Belief in many gods.
- Sumerian wedge-shaped writing.
- Farming and domestication of plants/animals.
- First Mesopotamian empire.
- Region between the Tigris and Euphrates.
- Early Andean civilization.
- Member of the noble class.
- Mesopotamian city-state civilization.
- Ancient civilization along the Nile.
- Belief that spirits inhabit natural objects.
- Social system dominated by men.
- Cloth and fabric production.
- Early Mesoamerican civilization.
- Ancient civilization along the Yellow River.
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- Society with equal rights and status.
- River in Mesopotamia.
- Tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
- Mesopotamian temple pyramid.
- Anatolian people who used iron.
- River in Mesopotamia.
- Indus Valley city.
- Working with metals.
- Skilled craft worker.
- Empire known for military power.
- Herders of domesticated animals.
- Egyptian writing system.
26 Clues: Indus Valley city. • Belief in many gods. • Working with metals. • River in Mesopotamia. • River in Mesopotamia. • Skilled craft worker. • Egyptian writing system. • First Mesopotamian empire. • Early Andean civilization. • Member of the noble class. • Tombs for Egyptian pharaohs. • Mesopotamian temple pyramid. • Cloth and fabric production. • Sumerian wedge-shaped writing. • ...
RELIGIONES DE LA ANTIGÜEDAD 2020-01-13
24 Clues: RIO • PAIS • PAÍS • DIOS • DIOS • RAMA • FUEGO • OBRAS • CHICO • PLAZA • SEÑAL • CIRCO • VENDAS • CHACAL • MUERTO • TUMBAS • JUEGOS • CIUDAD • FÉRETRO • ROMANOS • PLANETA • VALIENTE • IGLESIAS • EXTRANJERO
Le civiltà dei fiumi 2021-05-15
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- Il materiale delle tavolette per scrivere della Mesopotamia
- E' ritenuto discendente di Ra
- Non lo possedevano gli Indi
- L'edificio più importante delle città sumere
- Abbellivano Babilonia
- Ci dà notizie di molti popoli antichi
- Dea della fertilità degli Indi
- Così gli egizi immaginavano i loro dei
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- Ha scritto un codice di leggi
- Un fiume della Mesopotamia
- Sfocia nel Mediterraneo
- da seta Li allevano i Cinesi
- Il dio della pesatura del cuore
- Li crearono i cinesi per coltivare sui monti
- Ishtar era la sua porta di accesso principale
- nasce sul "tetto del mondo"
- Usavano torri d'assalto mobili
- Saggio cinese che insegnava l'armonia tra le persone
- Il limo del Fiume Giallo
19 Clues: Abbellivano Babilonia • Sfocia nel Mediterraneo • Il limo del Fiume Giallo • Un fiume della Mesopotamia • Non lo possedevano gli Indi • nasce sul "tetto del mondo" • da seta Li allevano i Cinesi • Ha scritto un codice di leggi • E' ritenuto discendente di Ra • Usavano torri d'assalto mobili • Dea della fertilità degli Indi • Il dio della pesatura del cuore • ...
Le civiltà dei fiumi 2021-05-15
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- Li allevavano i Cinesi
- E' ritenuto discendente del dio Ra
- Saggio cinese che insegnava l'armonia tra le persone
- Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi
- Abbellivano Babilonia
- Così gli Egizi immaginavano i loro dei
- Il materiale delle tavolette per scrivere della Mesopotamia
- Ci dà notizie di molti popoli antichi
- Ishtar era la sua porta di accesso principale
- Nasce sul "tetto del mondo"
- Il limo del Fiume Giallo
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- Li crearono i Cinesi per coltivare sui monti
- Un fiume della Mesopotamia
- L'edificio più importante delle città sumere
- Usavano torri d'assalto mobili
- Non lo possedevano gli Indi
- Sfocia nel Mediterraneo
- Dea della fertilità degli Indi
- Il dio della pesatura del cuore
19 Clues: Abbellivano Babilonia • Li allevavano i Cinesi • Sfocia nel Mediterraneo • Il limo del Fiume Giallo • Un fiume della Mesopotamia • Non lo possedevano gli Indi • Nasce sul "tetto del mondo" • Usavano torri d'assalto mobili • Dea della fertilità degli Indi • Il dio della pesatura del cuore • E' ritenuto discendente del dio Ra • Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi • ...
Ancient History Unit Test Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-07
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- A group of people organized for a common purpose.
- New Stone Age.
- Theorized birth place of mankind's ancestors.
- The study of layers of an archaeological site.
- Gradual development of something.
- The beginning or birth of something.
- The study of mankind.
- Preserved remains.
- A society sharing a common culture.
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- Learned behaviour passed on from generations.
- Primary or Secondary.
- Stories that deal with the divine.
- The people of Southern Mesopotamia
- A society sharing a common culture.
- Study of the past.
- Old Stone Age.
- The study of antiquities.
- The land between two rivers.
- Historical story that may be fictional or have fictional aspects.
- The history of people in the period before recorded history.
20 Clues: New Stone Age. • Old Stone Age. • Study of the past. • Preserved remains. • Primary or Secondary. • The study of mankind. • The study of antiquities. • The land between two rivers. • Gradual development of something. • Stories that deal with the divine. • The people of Southern Mesopotamia • A society sharing a common culture. • A society sharing a common culture. • ...
Mesopotamia 2017-06-06
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- created in Mesopotamia to measure fields and buildings
- The first civilization in Mesopotamia
- A society in which men were considered the leaders
- Allowed civilization to emerge in Mesopotamia, does not start with an E
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- Significant spiritual structure in Mesopotamia
- Worshipping many gods
- His Code is a strict set of laws that Mesopotamians lived by
- The earliest system of writing
8 Clues: Worshipping many gods • The earliest system of writing • The first civilization in Mesopotamia • Significant spiritual structure in Mesopotamia • A society in which men were considered the leaders • created in Mesopotamia to measure fields and buildings • His Code is a strict set of laws that Mesopotamians lived by • ...
Code of Hammurabi 2022-10-14
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- a set of guidelines or rules for a civilization
- we can use Hammurabi's Code to learn more about _____ in Ancient Mesopotamia
- Hammurabi strengthened this to help fight off attacks from neighboring kingdoms
- the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- a kingdom that rose after the fall of the Akkadians in Mesopotamia
- an eight-foot stone with the laws Hammurabi found most important for his kingdom
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- partnerships with other civilizations
- the first king of Babylon
- an _____ for an ______
- making sure crimes have a proper consequence
- works, construction projects that benefit a community
- of Hammurabi, the first written code of laws
12 Clues: an _____ for an ______ • the first king of Babylon • partnerships with other civilizations • making sure crimes have a proper consequence • of Hammurabi, the first written code of laws • a set of guidelines or rules for a civilization • the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • works, construction projects that benefit a community • ...
Mesopotamia 2018-02-05
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- A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
- To the Babylonians, what was the most powerful god?
- What would happen if they lied?
- Traders paid gold and _____ for the goods made by Babylonians.
- To the Assyrians, what was the most powerful god?
- Stiff, sticky, fine grained earth used to sculpt.
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- How many gods did they worship?
- A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
- Babylonians exchanged _____ for money or for goods.
- Civilizations in Mesopotamia developed _____ years.
- How many years did Hammurabi rule for?
11 Clues: How many gods did they worship? • What would happen if they lied? • How many years did Hammurabi rule for? • To the Assyrians, what was the most powerful god? • Stiff, sticky, fine grained earth used to sculpt. • To the Babylonians, what was the most powerful god? • Babylonians exchanged _____ for money or for goods. • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-10-05
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- trained to take over other areas even if they had walls to protect them
- they found a place in a region called the
- what was one thing assyria was known for?
- The river flows through 3 different countries and 2 deserts.
- The location of all civilizations is determined by the what?? of the land
- were the people called who lived in babylon
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- used to know when rivers would flood
- what did the early settlers use build boats.
- a civilization has 8 features that make it a strong AND successful civilization whats 1 of them?
- what were the people who lived in sumer called?
- what country is Mesopotamia located in
11 Clues: used to know when rivers would flood • what country is Mesopotamia located in • what was one thing assyria was known for? • were the people called who lived in babylon • they found a place in a region called the • what did the early settlers use build boats. • what were the people who lived in sumer called? • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-09-29
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- used to write in the clay
- different lands ruled by one person
- a city and all the countryside around it
- A way of supplying water to an area of land
- The division of society by rank or class
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- The worship of many gods
- A writer
- A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
- The world’s first writing system
- Babylonian leader who wrote down his laws
- A pyramid-shaped temple tower
11 Clues: A writer • The worship of many gods • used to write in the clay • A pyramid-shaped temple tower • The world’s first writing system • different lands ruled by one person • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • a city and all the countryside around it • The division of society by rank or class • Babylonian leader who wrote down his laws • ...
MESOPOTAMIA 2023-10-24
Mesopotamia 2024-11-08
11 Clues: writer • writting • extra food • Hammurabi's code • Ruler of babylon • part of an empire • used to write cuniform • A 7 story temple for gods • The main character in epic • a story, (like a fairytale) • a civilization with a big population
Mesopotamia Crossword puzzle 2025-10-13
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- Somebody who studies history through artifacts
- one of the first civilizations in mesopotamia
- system of moving water
- worships multiple gods
- created a harsh set of laws
- basic unit of civilization in anchient mesopotamia
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- worships multiple gods
- Ancient mesopotamians writing
- a place to worship in anchient mesopotamia
- man-made object of historical or cultural intrest
10 Clues: worships multiple gods • system of moving water • worships multiple gods • created a harsh set of laws • Ancient mesopotamians writing • a place to worship in anchient mesopotamia • one of the first civilizations in mesopotamia • Somebody who studies history through artifacts • man-made object of historical or cultural intrest • ...
Mesopotamia 2014-10-08
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- The worship of many gods
- A group of people who have complex and organized society
- A city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions
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- King of Babylon
- A area of flat land
- A system for transporting water to crops
- II Chaldean dynasty king of Babylon who took over much of the former Assyrian Empire and ordered massive building projects.
- A huge pyramid
- Sumerian king
- of Hammurabi A set of laws established by Hammurabi
- A professional writer
11 Clues: Sumerian king • A huge pyramid • King of Babylon • A area of flat land • A professional writer • The worship of many gods • A system for transporting water to crops • of Hammurabi A set of laws established by Hammurabi • A group of people who have complex and organized society • A city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-12-06
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- A person trained to write wedge shaped letters
- A place to get closer to the gods
- Belief in more than 1 god
- Hammurabi ruled this place
- The type of wood made with boats that the Phoenicians used
- The land between 2 rivers
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- The famous sailors who sold purple dye
- Wedge shaped writing
- Rocks mixed with rich soil
- More than enough
- the first language was made here
11 Clues: More than enough • Wedge shaped writing • Belief in more than 1 god • The land between 2 rivers • Rocks mixed with rich soil • Hammurabi ruled this place • the first language was made here • A place to get closer to the gods • The famous sailors who sold purple dye • A person trained to write wedge shaped letters • The type of wood made with boats that the Phoenicians used
Mesopotamia 2022-12-15
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- One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
- the oldest law code in the world
- One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
- law code ("eye for an eye")
- one of the oldest stories in the world
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- belief in multiple gods
- ancient form of writing
- belief in one god
- a step pyramidal temple
- the current country where Mesopotamia once was
- one of the oldest civilizations in the world
- northern Mesopotamian empire
12 Clues: belief in one god • belief in multiple gods • ancient form of writing • a step pyramidal temple • law code ("eye for an eye") • northern Mesopotamian empire • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • the oldest law code in the world • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • one of the oldest stories in the world • one of the oldest civilizations in the world • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-08-13
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- rei dos povos caldeus(Babilonios)
- escrita desenvolvida na Antiga Mesopotâmia
- rios que banham a antiga Mesopotâmia
- como era a organização da politica.
- povos guerreiros invasores.
- templos religiosos
- povos que inventaram a escrita mesopotâmica
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- código de leis para conter o caos.
- antiga mesopotâmia e o atual
- acreditavam em vários deuses
- Mesopotâmia
11 Clues: Mesopotâmia • templos religiosos • antiga mesopotâmia e o atual • acreditavam em vários deuses • povos guerreiros invasores. • rei dos povos caldeus(Babilonios) • código de leis para conter o caos. • como era a organização da politica. • rios que banham a antiga Mesopotâmia • escrita desenvolvida na Antiga Mesopotâmia • povos que inventaram a escrita mesopotâmica
Mesopotamia 2022-10-18
Across
- an invention used to poke holes in dirt
- they grew a surplus of this
- an invention used to move objects
- a religious city-state
- a weapon used to bust through doors
- a lack of water
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- an invention used in siege warfare
- Used to bring drinking water from far away
- he created the first code of laws on a stele
- gained control over all of Mesopotamia
- a wagon pulled by horses
11 Clues: a lack of water • a religious city-state • a wagon pulled by horses • they grew a surplus of this • an invention used to move objects • an invention used in siege warfare • a weapon used to bust through doors • gained control over all of Mesopotamia • an invention used to poke holes in dirt • Used to bring drinking water from far away • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-03-26
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- a system of writing in clay using a stylus
- A piece of farming equipment to open the land and make it easier to plant seeds.
- A Mesopotamian city and its surrounding farmland.
- The modern country where Mesopotamia existed.
- highly fertile soil deposited by the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
- structures used to control flooding.
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- This person created the 1st code of law that wasn't always equal.
- an important position whose job is to keep the gods/goddesses happy.
- when 1 leader controls many territories such as Sargon.
- an object carried by a person with a design to mark property.
- besides iron weapons, a major reason the Assyrians conquered.
11 Clues: structures used to control flooding. • a system of writing in clay using a stylus • The modern country where Mesopotamia existed. • A Mesopotamian city and its surrounding farmland. • when 1 leader controls many territories such as Sargon. • an object carried by a person with a design to mark property. • besides iron weapons, a major reason the Assyrians conquered. • ...
Mesopotamia 2024-10-04
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- a symbol that stands for an object
- a mesopotamian temple tower
- a person who writes laws
- wall of earth used to prevent flood
- way to get water to land
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- vehicle pulled by horses usually in war
- money or goods given from one country to a superior one
- to exchange goods
- people from Sumer
- a city that is center of government
- structure how a civilization is organized
11 Clues: to exchange goods • people from Sumer • a person who writes laws • way to get water to land • a mesopotamian temple tower • a symbol that stands for an object • a city that is center of government • wall of earth used to prevent flood • vehicle pulled by horses usually in war • structure how a civilization is organized • money or goods given from one country to a superior one
Mesopotamia & Persia 2020-12-11
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- horse drawn wagon used for war
- in a city
- the Hittites learned how to make weapons out of this metal
- built the Hanging Gardens
- temple shaped pyramid used for religion
- of Akkad, created first empire
- launched the Persian Wars against Greece
- _____ Crescent, rich farmland in Mesopotamia
- son of Darius, invaded Greece for the 2nd time
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- first Sumerian hero
- each city is it's own country
- Babylonian king who invented laws
- invented by Phonecians, can make words
- first writing system made
- worship of many gods
- ways to supply water to an area of land
- soldiers on horseback
- countryside
- called the Great, created the largest empire
19 Clues: in a city • countryside • first Sumerian hero • worship of many gods • soldiers on horseback • first writing system made • built the Hanging Gardens • each city is it's own country • horse drawn wagon used for war • of Akkad, created first empire • Babylonian king who invented laws • invented by Phonecians, can make words • ways to supply water to an area of land • ...
Mesopotamia crossword 2021-11-03
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- a large vault for burying the dead
- a way of supplying water to land
- hereditary class with high social status
- the river that ran through ancient egypt
- a complex human society
- the ranks of people in ancient Egypt
- a wheeled cart lead by horse
- first form of writing
- the head of state of a constitution
- a temple to praise the gods
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- the sixth king of the First Babylonian
- more then enough of something
- to repersent gods
- acknowledging alternate deities
- the art or science of building
- a human settlement with a high population A group of individuals of the same
- the land between two rivers
- a body unusually well preserved and old
- ancient Egyptian rulers
19 Clues: to repersent gods • first form of writing • a complex human society • ancient Egyptian rulers • the land between two rivers • a temple to praise the gods • a wheeled cart lead by horse • more then enough of something • the art or science of building • acknowledging alternate deities • a way of supplying water to land • a large vault for burying the dead • ...
Mesopotamia crossword 2021-11-03
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- a large vault for burying the dead
- a way of supplying water to land
- hereditary class with high social status
- the river that ran through ancient egypt
- a complex human society
- the ranks of people in ancient Egypt
- a wheeled cart lead by horse
- first form of writing
- the head of state of a constitution
- a temple to praise the gods
Down
- the sixth king of the First Babylonian
- more then enough of something
- to repersent gods
- acknowledging alternate deities
- the art or science of building
- a human settlement with a high population A group of individuals of the same
- the land between two rivers
- a body unusually well preserved and old
- ancient Egyptian rulers
19 Clues: to repersent gods • first form of writing • a complex human society • ancient Egyptian rulers • the land between two rivers • a temple to praise the gods • a wheeled cart lead by horse • more then enough of something • the art or science of building • acknowledging alternate deities • a way of supplying water to land • a large vault for burying the dead • ...
Mesopotamia study 2025-11-04
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- a temple to worship the gods
- one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world
- small particles for farming
- a group of merchants traveling together.
- a person who studies the stars, planets, and the moon.
- when did civilizations develop? (Word form)
- a group of many different lands under one ruler.
- Most popular job in mesopatamia
- one of the 2 rivers
- The first written language
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- extra amount of something
- Way to make water travel
- hammurabi's ____
- a district within a larger district or empire.
- an extra amount of something
- the king of babylon
- Sargon conquered here in 2340 BC
- One of the upper class people that was worked in a religious place
- a payment made to a state as a sign of surrender.
- king of Assyria.
20 Clues: hammurabi's ____ • king of Assyria. • the king of babylon • one of the 2 rivers • Way to make water travel • extra amount of something • The first written language • small particles for farming • a temple to worship the gods • an extra amount of something • Most popular job in mesopatamia • Sargon conquered here in 2340 BC • a group of merchants traveling together. • ...
Mesopotamia crossword 2021-11-03
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- a large vault for burying the dead
- a way of supplying water to land
- hereditary class with high social status
- the river that ran through ancient egypt
- a complex human society
- the ranks of people in ancient Egypt
- a wheeled cart lead by horse
- first form of writing
- the head of state of a constitution
- a temple to praise the gods
Down
- the sixth king of the First Babylonian
- more then enough of something
- to repersent gods
- acknowledging alternate deities
- the art or science of building
- a human settlement with a high population A group of individuals of the same
- the land between two rivers
- a body unusually well preserved and old
- ancient Egyptian rulers
19 Clues: to repersent gods • first form of writing • a complex human society • ancient Egyptian rulers • the land between two rivers • a temple to praise the gods • a wheeled cart lead by horse • more then enough of something • the art or science of building • acknowledging alternate deities • a way of supplying water to land • a large vault for burying the dead • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2022-04-22
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- an independent city — and sometimes its surrounding land — which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries
- an ancient Babylonian king known for his code of laws
- a system of math based on the number 60
- a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- the first system of writing
- cuneiform was pressed into tablets made of this material
- the first civilization to use wheeled carts
- an ancient Sumerian king and the main character of the oldest written story
- the people that defeated the Sumerians
- a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats
- the people that defeated the Assyrians
- the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels
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- a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
- a pyramid-like temple and government center, typically found at the center of the Mesopotamian city-state
- worshipping many gods
- a biblical king of Babylon credited with building the Hanging Gardens
- the shape commonly found in cuneiform writing
- The land between the rivers
- a job for someone skilled in writing
19 Clues: worshipping many gods • the first system of writing • The land between the rivers • a job for someone skilled in writing • the people that defeated the Sumerians • the people that defeated the Assyrians • a system of math based on the number 60 • the first civilization to use wheeled carts • the shape commonly found in cuneiform writing • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2024-01-23
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- A leader who was thought to be able to communicate with the gods
- Good for growing
- The base number for the number system of ancient Mesopotamia
- A person who created storage vessels for food
- Sediment deposited by a river
- Division of work so that individuals do a certain specific job
- The leaders of the later governments of Sumer
- A system for brining water to fields
- Lack of precipitation
- The belief in many gods
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- One part of Mesopotamia (write without the hyphen)
- A farming invention to help break up soil
- An invention that helped people move goods
- Flat area near a river
- Extra food
- A person whose job is to read and write
- Stepped building used as temple
- The name of the first written language
- metal used to create stronger tools
19 Clues: Extra food • Good for growing • Lack of precipitation • Flat area near a river • The belief in many gods • Sediment deposited by a river • Stepped building used as temple • metal used to create stronger tools • A system for brining water to fields • The name of the first written language • A person whose job is to read and write • A farming invention to help break up soil • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-03-22
10 Clues: Main City • The topic • Mesoptomian founders • Mesapotamian Relgiion • Location of mesopotamia • A close synonym of kingdom • What did mesopotamian eat? • Capital city of mesoptamia • What did Mesopotamians wear? • What was the mesopotamian Nickname
History 2022-10-14
10 Clues: 282 laws • middle land • king of egypt • first pharaoh • top of a pyramid • main river in egypt • river in mesopotamia • worshipping many gods • writing on clay palates • tombs for kings and royals
kohle's crossword 2022-10-14
10 Clues: 282 laws • middle land • first pharaoh • king of egypt • top of a pyramid • main river in egypt • river in mesopotamia • worshipping many gods • writing on clay palates • tombs for kings and royals
