mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-02-04
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- The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
- The place of worship of gods and goddesses in Mesopotamian cities.
- An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, etc. of archaeological or historical interest.
- The process of getting water from the rivers to the farms in a city.
- A famous city that would later grow its own empire. Established by King Sargon.
- A Babylonian king famous for creating a set of strict laws.
- The places that people lived in ancient civilizations.
- The rulers and officials responsible for creating laws and managing society.
- Growing food (i.e. vegetables, grains, etc.) in order to have a surplus of food.
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- To remove dirt carefully from an area in order to find buried remains and artifacts.
- This involves worship of a god or gods, and the belief in certain ideas about right and wrong behavior.
- Many Mesopotamian religions were __________.
- The creation of buildings in a city.
- This feature of civilization helped people to record stories, history, ideas, etc.
- A word that tells us something is from the distant past and does not exist anymore.
- classes This feature of civilization helped to organize people in society and determined how much power you had.
- The name of the first empire.
- The creation of paintings, jewelry, sculptures, etc.
18 Clues: The name of the first empire. • The creation of buildings in a city. • Many Mesopotamian religions were __________. • The creation of paintings, jewelry, sculptures, etc. • The places that people lived in ancient civilizations. • A Babylonian king famous for creating a set of strict laws. • The place of worship of gods and goddesses in Mesopotamian cities. • ...
Mesopotamia & GRAPES 2020-12-17
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- Growing crops and raising animals
- natural resources, trade, money; producing and selling goods, services
- arts and ________________; human creations and contributions
- ___________ structure; the way a civilization is organized
- a location's landscape, climate, and impact
- this King of Babylon made a famous code of laws
- a person who writes
- an ancient temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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- The land between two rivers
- an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
- One of Mesopotamia's main rivers
- the government and laws that rule a region
- a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- a large territory in which several groups are ruled by a single leader or government
- a set of beliefs, morals/values, or practices
- an area in southern Mesopotamia
- a craftsperson
- the first known writing; uses wedge-shaped letters
18 Clues: a craftsperson • a person who writes • The land between two rivers • an area in southern Mesopotamia • One of Mesopotamia's main rivers • Growing crops and raising animals • the government and laws that rule a region • a location's landscape, climate, and impact • a set of beliefs, morals/values, or practices • this King of Babylon made a famous code of laws • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2025-02-05
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- A person skilled in an utilitarian art, craft, or trade.
- A pictorial sign or symbol.
- structure The system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.
- A temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower.
- river A river in southwestern Asia that flowers through Eastern Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
- Having the form of a wedge, ancient writing.
- A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city.
- A region in southern Mesopotamia that had a number of independent cities and city-states.
- A person who buys and sells commodities for profit.
- A branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life.
- River A river in south west Asia.
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- Earthly matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- The quality in a person or society that arises from a concern.
- A person who serves as a professional copyist.
- Artificial application of water to land to assist with the production of crops.
- A advanced state of human society which a high level of science, culture, industry, and government has been reached.
- An embankment designed to prevent the flooding of water.
- A region in West Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates river.
18 Clues: A pictorial sign or symbol. • River A river in south west Asia. • Having the form of a wedge, ancient writing. • A person who serves as a professional copyist. • A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city. • A person who buys and sells commodities for profit. • A person skilled in an utilitarian art, craft, or trade. • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-09-06
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- What was the name of their writing system?
- Mesopotamia is often called the “ of Civilization.”
- What invention helped with both pottery and transportation?
- What system of canals and ditches brought water to crops?
- Mesopotamia means “land between the .”
- Name the river that is closer to Egypt but not in Egypt.
- What crop did Mesopotamians grow?
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- Which people built some of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia?
- What is the belief in many gods called?
- What were the large step-shaped temples called?
10 Clues: What crop did Mesopotamians grow? • Mesopotamia means “land between the .” • What is the belief in many gods called? • What was the name of their writing system? • What were the large step-shaped temples called? • Mesopotamia is often called the “ of Civilization.” • Name the river that is closer to Egypt but not in Egypt. • ...
Mesopotamia Mason 2021-12-20
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- was a city
- gilgamesh friend
- a way of transporting water
- means to tame a wild animal
- was a river
- a city that is independent with its own government and traditions (2 words)
- to trade goods
- a professional record keeper
- was a king
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- was also a king
- the land between the Tigris and Euphrates (2 words)
- an early form of writing
- a type of temple
- a material
- wanted to live forever
- to own a lot of land
- a craft person
- a group of people who have an organized society
18 Clues: was a city • a material • was a king • was a river • to trade goods • a craft person • was also a king • gilgamesh friend • a type of temple • to own a lot of land • wanted to live forever • an early form of writing • a way of transporting water • means to tame a wild animal • a professional record keeper • a group of people who have an organized society • ...
Mesopotamia Crossword 2022-09-07
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- Mesopotamian civilization that took over the area after Sumer.
- Earliest Mesopotamian civilization.
- Official religion of Persia, polytheistic religion where good and evil determined the actions of the universe.
- Area in Southwest Asia, where modern day Iraq is located.
- When the Babylonians enslaved the Hebrews when they would not follow the Babylonian's polytheistic religion.
- Civilization that took conquered Babylon and took over Mesopotamia.
- How societies were broken up, with priests and rulers and the top, and slaves at the bottom.
- Type of religion all Mesopotamian civilizations had, where there were lots of different gods.
- Type of government Babylon and Persia had, involved a ruler making decisions for all cities.
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- First written law cade, made by a Babylonian King.
- Imperial _____, where the Persian Empire was divided up into provinces and the Persian ruler assigned a governor to supervise each province.
- Sumerian type of government, where cities were independent and self-governing.
- Religious _____, where the Persian government let anyone worship any kind of religion, as long as they paid their taxes.
- Spans across the Tigris River, Euphrates River, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Nile River.
- Tiered pyramids that were used as religious temples and business offices.
- Built by the Persian government to more make trade, communication, and moving soldiers easier.
- _____ and Euphrates River, were the two rivers Mesopotamian civilizations grew up around.
- Earliest written language. Shapes etched onto clay tablets.
18 Clues: Earliest Mesopotamian civilization. • First written law cade, made by a Babylonian King. • Area in Southwest Asia, where modern day Iraq is located. • Earliest written language. Shapes etched onto clay tablets. • Mesopotamian civilization that took over the area after Sumer. • Civilization that took conquered Babylon and took over Mesopotamia. • ...
Mesopotamia Vocab 2025-10-03
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- picture representing ideas
- first system of writing
- earliest known civilization
- horse drawn cart
- person who writes
- long poem
- person who performs religious ceremonies
- tame (train)an animal
- historical region in Western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- division of society by class
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- payment of goods or money by one empire to another
- farming (farming and the domestication of animals)
- political unit of city and surrounding countryside
- the art and science of building
- the worship of many gods
- territory of city states under a single ruler
- massive stone temple
- code one of the world's first written laws
18 Clues: long poem • horse drawn cart • person who writes • massive stone temple • tame (train)an animal • first system of writing • the worship of many gods • picture representing ideas • earliest known civilization • division of society by class • the art and science of building • person who performs religious ceremonies • code one of the world's first written laws • ...
Bronze Dagger Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2014-06-10
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- Sam's friend who works in a bakery
- the name of a type of desert
- a piece of a broken mirror
- an ancient civilization
- Sam meets his new friend in this city
- ancient Mesoptamian word for healer
- a sharp type of knife
- a shape that goes with the word fertile
- atoms make this
- The name of the book's author
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- to find a place on a map
- the king of Mesopotamia
- the name of the healer
- a mountain range where Sam is from
- Sam's full name
- an adjective that describes Mesopotamian land
- the type of age the book is about
- a material made from elements mixed together
- one of the lies Sam tells
- Sam's uncle lives in this city
20 Clues: Sam's full name • atoms make this • a sharp type of knife • the name of the healer • the king of Mesopotamia • an ancient civilization • to find a place on a map • one of the lies Sam tells • a piece of a broken mirror • the name of a type of desert • The name of the book's author • Sam's uncle lives in this city • the type of age the book is about • Sam's friend who works in a bakery • ...
Mespotamia -Finn 2021-12-17
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- type of writing
- a type of temple
- the roads they were in a citystate
- how people used people for there work
- a name of a city-state
- somebody who writes
- a way people made houses
- a river at the bottom of a river
- soil
- a crafts person
- how somebody lives
- an area surrounded by a wall
- a land between two rivers
- a creation sumer made
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- to trade for supplies
- a very populated city-state
- how many laws hammurabi made
- to transfer water
- the first person to make laws
- a river at the top of mesopotamia
- what hammurabis rules followed by
- somebody that wanted to live forever
- one person that rules a lot of land
23 Clues: soil • type of writing • a crafts person • a type of temple • to transfer water • how somebody lives • somebody who writes • to trade for supplies • a creation sumer made • a name of a city-state • a way people made houses • a land between two rivers • a very populated city-state • how many laws hammurabi made • an area surrounded by a wall • the first person to make laws • ...
Vincent's Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-02
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- the most famous religion in Japan
- the person Liu Bang defeated in the war between Chu and Han
- what is the Kingdom of Charles nowadays
- writing system of ancient Egypt
- what are states in Afica called
- the place where modern huamns first appeared
- the first written language
- in which dynasty china built the great canal
- with which Indus civilization had long trade
- a system Indus civilization had indoors
- which kind of wind influence trade
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- the most prevailing philosophy in China
- society dominated by males
- a famous kind of architecture buit in Mesopotamia
- the Dynasty after Qin
- what's the unifying force in Europe
- Zoroatrianism developed in...
- Japan's capital in Heian period
- the river upon which Egypt was built
- what's America's civilization before Toltecs
20 Clues: the Dynasty after Qin • society dominated by males • the first written language • Zoroatrianism developed in... • writing system of ancient Egypt • what are states in Afica called • Japan's capital in Heian period • the most famous religion in Japan • which kind of wind influence trade • what's the unifying force in Europe • the river upon which Egypt was built • ...
Post Test Review 2023-12-06
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- First monotheistic religion, Yahweh
- Inventor of the printing press, spread Protestant Reformation
- Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death for 'corrupting the youth' of Athens.
- Indian social division, born into a social class
- Term for city-states of Ancient Greece
- Belief in one god.
- Painter of the Sistine Chapel
- Structure of medieval society.
- Persian religion with one god
- Father of the Hebrew people
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- Spread Greek culture throughout his empire.
- Japanese feudal warriors
- "Land between two rivers."
- First writing system, found in Mesopotamia
- Belief in more than one god.
- Founder of Islam
- Began the English Reformation, divorce
- Powerful/rich portion of Roman society.
- Greek city-state that placed emphasis on strength and discipline
- Greek city-state known for democracy and learning
20 Clues: Founder of Islam • Belief in one god. • Japanese feudal warriors • "Land between two rivers." • Father of the Hebrew people • Belief in more than one god. • Painter of the Sistine Chapel • Persian religion with one god • Structure of medieval society. • First monotheistic religion, Yahweh • Term for city-states of Ancient Greece • Began the English Reformation, divorce • ...
Mesopotamia Roberto 2024-02-09
10 Clues: First city • Wedged shape • Bringing to land • followed the food • modern day Mesopotamia • Cradle of Civilization • Soil or land that is good • Raising of crops and animals • City in Mesopotamia Not sumer • Materials found in nature used by humans
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-12-16
7 Clues: Mesopotamia is a ___________ • A type of temple in Mesopotamia • The name of the river civilization • Another way you can say temperature • Mesopotamia has many _____ that rule • The 6th king in the Babylonian dynasty • They ______ to find gold, silver, and copper
Ancient Mesopatamia 2022-11-02
7 Clues: a ancient civization • the ruler of Mesopotamia • the river that is calmer • a very old item or thing • ancient writing from mesopotamia • the most dangerous river in Mesopotamia • pieces of wood put together to float on water
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-12-16
7 Clues: Mesopotamia is a ___________ • A type of temple in Mesopotamia • The name of the river civilization • Another way you can say temperature • Mesopotamia has many _____ that rule • The 6th king in the Babylonian dynasty • They ______ to find gold, silver, and copper
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-12-16
7 Clues: Mesopotamia is a ___________ • A type of temple in Mesopotamia • The name of the river civilization • Another way you can say temperature • Mesopotamia has many _____ that rule • The 6th king in the Babylonian dynasty • They ______ to find gold, silver, and copper
Samfunnsfag 2021-12-02
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- Sjefen i det gamle Egypt
- Vitenskapen om stjerner og planeter
- Geometrisk figur fra Egypt
- Tullete lærer
- En fantastisk viktig elv i ørkenen
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- Landet mellom 2 elver
- Norges kjenteste "Egg"
- Tupperware fra Mesopotamia
- En annen tullete lærer
- Det motsatte av himmelretningen øst
- Norden var dekket av dette for ca 15000 år siden
11 Clues: Tullete lærer • Landet mellom 2 elver • Norges kjenteste "Egg" • En annen tullete lærer • Sjefen i det gamle Egypt • Tupperware fra Mesopotamia • Geometrisk figur fra Egypt • En fantastisk viktig elv i ørkenen • Vitenskapen om stjerner og planeter • Det motsatte av himmelretningen øst • Norden var dekket av dette for ca 15000 år siden
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 in guerra
- 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" • Dea della fertilità degli Indi • Il dio della pesatura del cuore • E' ritenuto discendente del dio Ra • Ha scritto il primo codice di leggi • Ci dà notizie di molti popoli antichi • ...
mesoptaimia xander b 2021-12-20
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- you control what i do
- i'm shaped like a moon you can grow
- i'm a complex society
- the river on the east
- i'm surrounded by a wall
- i rule a lot of city-states
- i rul a city stayt
- i make pots
- this is what mesopotamia whold be caled
- land between two rivers
- i write things
- i rule things
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- i made 282 laws
- this is one of hammurabis firts laws
- i'm inmorteal
- to trade something
- the river on the west
- i'm an ancient writing
- somone who sells things
- first civilization
- i can control water
- im closes to the gods
- i'm also known as a temple
- you use me to make houses
24 Clues: i make pots • i'm inmorteal • i rule things • i write things • i made 282 laws • to trade something • first civilization • i rul a city stayt • i can control water • you control what i do • the river on the west • i'm a complex society • the river on the east • im closes to the gods • i'm an ancient writing • somone who sells things • land between two rivers • i'm surrounded by a wall • ...
Vincent's Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-02
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- the first written language
- the place where modern huamns first appeared
- what is the Kingdom of Charles nowadays
- which kind of wind influence trade
- the most famous religion in Japan
- with which Indus civilization had long trade
- the person Liu Bang defeated in the war between Chu and Han
- what are states in Afica called
- what's the unifying force in Europe
- in which dynasty china built the great canal
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- a famous kind of architecture buit in Mesopotamia
- a system Indus civilization had indoors
- the most prevailing philosophy in China
- writing system of ancient Egypt
- Zoroatrianism developed in...
- society dominated by males
- the river upon which Egypt was built
- Japan's capital in Heian period
- the Dynasty after Qin
- what's America's civilization before Toltecs
20 Clues: the Dynasty after Qin • the first written language • society dominated by males • Zoroatrianism developed in... • writing system of ancient Egypt • Japan's capital in Heian period • what are states in Afica called • the most famous religion in Japan • which kind of wind influence trade • what's the unifying force in Europe • the river upon which Egypt was built • ...
Mesopotamia Study Guide (S,B,A) 2022-11-16
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- pyramid shaped temple with steps
- Built around cities for protection
- Sumerian first writing done in clay
- Nebuchadnezzar created for his wife
- Euphrates and this river in Mesopotamia
- Capital of Babylonia
- Established first set of written laws
- Warriors who built an empire and roads
- area from Persian Gulf to Med. Sea
- Rivers did this which deposited fertile soil
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- ditch to bring water from river to farmland
- Present day country located in Mesopotamia
- Sumerian king who was seeking immortality
- First civilizations along this river
- good fro growing
- cultures with one leader and government
- Capital of Assyria
- independent areas with own ruler and military
- belief in more than one god
- bringing water to crops
- Sum. invented for pottery and vehicles
21 Clues: good fro growing • Capital of Assyria • Capital of Babylonia • bringing water to crops • belief in more than one god • pyramid shaped temple with steps • Built around cities for protection • area from Persian Gulf to Med. Sea • Sumerian first writing done in clay • Nebuchadnezzar created for his wife • First civilizations along this river • Established first set of written laws • ...
Mesopotamiak! 2017-03-23
10 Clues: raja mereka keturunan • sumeria dipersatukan oleh • percaya kepada banyak dewa • mesopotamia jaman sekarang • perayaan tahun baru sumeria • raja babylonia(1792-1750SM) • olahraga populer raja asyur • tanah diantara sungai-sungai • salah satu gelar raja sumeria • kuil-kuil sumeria berfungsi sebagai
Part 2 History 9 Definitions/6 questions 2013-01-14
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- the study of earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places and the relationship between people and their environment
- what was developed in Mesopotamia in about 3500 B.C.?
- a form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines; used to write several languages of the fertile crescent
- a city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state
- the king who created the list of law?
- Sumer's location?
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- groups of travelers, coming and going from the cities of Sumer to the south and Akkad to the north
- a professional writer
- the name of a temple for the gods for the Sumerians?
- what did the scribes of Mesopotamia write on?
- what are the names of the two rivers?
- belief in many gods
- markets you could buy cotton cloth from India and cotton from Egypt
- organized list, of laws helps make sure laws are applied fairly to all
- stories about gods that explain people's beliefs
15 Clues: Sumer's location? • belief in many gods • a professional writer • what are the names of the two rivers? • the king who created the list of law? • what did the scribes of Mesopotamia write on? • stories about gods that explain people's beliefs • the name of a temple for the gods for the Sumerians? • what was developed in Mesopotamia in about 3500 B.C.? • ...
Mesopotamia Legacy 2025-09-11
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- nickname for the area of Mesopotamia created when the rivers overflowed their banks, creating this
- First people to live in this region around 3000 B.C.
- Created a number system based on ___ which we still use
- a code used as a basis for modern laws, created by the ruler of the Babylonians
- Mesopotamians used this to help clear and cultivate large pieces of land
- using the stars to predict the future
- Mesopotamia was located between the ___ and Euphrates River
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- religious buildings the Sumerians built for their gods
- this king had his people build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- "land between two rivers
- used in farming to get water to the crops
- Mesopotamians developed these to help keep track of seasons
- word describing the cultural and technological things left to us from the past
- belief in many gods
- This is the name of the king who had a story written about his searching for eternal life
15 Clues: belief in many gods • "land between two rivers • using the stars to predict the future • used in farming to get water to the crops • First people to live in this region around 3000 B.C. • religious buildings the Sumerians built for their gods • Created a number system based on ___ which we still use • Mesopotamians developed these to help keep track of seasons • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-12-16
7 Clues: Mesopotamia is a ___________ • A type of temple in Mesopotamia • The name of the river civilization • Another way you can say temperature • Mesopotamia has many _____ that rule • The 6th king in the Babylonian dynasty • They ______ to find gold, silver, and copper
Samfunnsfag 2021-12-02
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- Tupperware fra Mesopotamia
- Tullete lærer
- Det motsatte av himmelretningen øst
- Norges kjenteste "Egg"
- Geometrisk figur fra Egypt
- Sjefen i det gamle Egypt
- Vitenskapen om stjerner og planeter
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- Landet mellom 2 elver
- Norden var dekket av dette for ca 15000 år siden
- En fantastisk viktig elv i ørkenen
- En annen tullete lærer
11 Clues: Tullete lærer • Landet mellom 2 elver • En annen tullete lærer • Norges kjenteste "Egg" • Sjefen i det gamle Egypt • Tupperware fra Mesopotamia • Geometrisk figur fra Egypt • En fantastisk viktig elv i ørkenen • Det motsatte av himmelretningen øst • Vitenskapen om stjerner og planeter • Norden var dekket av dette for ca 15000 år siden
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2023-02-16
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- Babylonian who protected the weak.
- Responsible for manual labor.
- Responsible for economic growth of city-state.
- Early religious temples.
- Militaristic empire.
- Supplying water to a specific are of land.
- Built the Hanging Gardens.
- Belief in more than one god.
- Earliest known civilization.
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- Divisions of society based on social and economic status (2 words)
- Responsible for creating food.
- Region between the Tigris and Euphrates River.
- Responsible for governing city-state.
- Responsible for producing goods for city-state.
- Independent kingdom made up of a city and the surrounding land.
- Platform to record thoughts and ideas.
- Created the first empire.
- Religious leader of city-state.
18 Clues: Militaristic empire. • Early religious temples. • Created the first empire. • Built the Hanging Gardens. • Belief in more than one god. • Earliest known civilization. • Responsible for manual labor. • Responsible for creating food. • Religious leader of city-state. • Babylonian who protected the weak. • Responsible for governing city-state. • Platform to record thoughts and ideas. • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-05-05
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- replaced priests and took some of their jobs
- Mesopotamian building material
- professional record keeper
- invention that made wagons possible
- first important farming tool used to break soil
- Sumerian temple
- having more than is needed
- flat land by a river
- symbol used in picture writing
- Mesopotamian river
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- advanced form of culture
- wedge-shaped writing
- Mesopotamian climate
- reed used for writing
- mixture of copper and tin
- surplus traded by Mesopotamia
- causes river levels to drop
- a city and nearby farmlands (2 words written as 1)
18 Clues: Sumerian temple • Mesopotamian river • wedge-shaped writing • Mesopotamian climate • flat land by a river • reed used for writing • advanced form of culture • mixture of copper and tin • professional record keeper • having more than is needed • causes river levels to drop • surplus traded by Mesopotamia • Mesopotamian building material • symbol used in picture writing • ...
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2016-10-02
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- Made up of many related parts
- Moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart
- Of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war, the armed forces
- A person who studies planets and stars
- A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
- A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
- A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
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- A broad geographic area with similar features
- A set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
- A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- A belief in more than one god
- An amount that is left over after a need has been met
- Fine particles of fertile soil
- A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
- Payment to a ruler as a sign of submission or for protection
- Writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
- A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
- A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
19 Clues: Made up of many related parts • A belief in more than one god • Fine particles of fertile soil • A person who studies planets and stars • A broad geographic area with similar features • A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top • A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top • An amount that is left over after a need has been met • ...
Mesopotamia Review 2023-12-05
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- the group of Mesopotamians that were known for their powerful army and good iron weapons
- the group of Mesopotamians that were known for creating the first sundial and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- the Akkadian king who created the first empire in the world
- a city that governs itself and the surrounding farmland, but is not united under a country
- a belief in more than one god.
- a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top.
- a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
- the kingdom that Hammurabi ruled
- belief in one god.
- the basic principle of how Hammurabi viewed punishment for his law code
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- the Babylonian king who created the first written law code
- the kingdom that Sargon ruled
- the first civilization in the world,
- name of the first writing system in the world
- a way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
- a group of many different lands under one ruler.
- the leader of an empire
- the present day country located where Mesopotamia once existed
18 Clues: belief in one god. • the leader of an empire • the kingdom that Sargon ruled • a belief in more than one god. • the kingdom that Hammurabi ruled • the first civilization in the world, • name of the first writing system in the world • a group of many different lands under one ruler. • a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top. • ...
Mesopotamia and Charlotte Bayek 2021-12-17
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- lane betwen two rivers
- to trade for goods
- a group of people who have an organised complex
- Enkidu's friend
- name of a city-state
- Two words
- what walls where made out of
- early form of writing in Mesopotamia
- a shape of aria
- what people where forsed to do
- babyloninans live there
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- first creation in Sumer
- babylonian king
- surrounded by a wall
- where the fertal cresent used to be
- A crafts person
- A group of many different lands under one ruler
- temples built as earthly homes for gods
- a very religous person
- peoples own relygon
- professional record keepers
- rich soil
- hammurabis takeovers
- a way of transporting water to crops
- eye for an eye
25 Clues: rich soil • Two words • eye for an eye • babylonian king • A crafts person • Enkidu's friend • a shape of aria • to trade for goods • peoples own relygon • surrounded by a wall • name of a city-state • hammurabis takeovers • lane betwen two rivers • a very religous person • first creation in Sumer • babyloninans live there • professional record keepers • what walls where made out of • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia Project 2024-09-23
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- lowest respected in social standards in ancient Mesopotamia
- temple in the center of the city
- founded the Persian Empire in the 6th century
- religious leaders also lead the government
- religion created by Persian man named Zoroaster who believed in defeating the evil in the world
- largest empire the world has ever seen
- highest respected in social standards in ancient Mesopotamia
- first code of law
- only believing in one god
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- ancient writing system
- protagonist in popular epic
- invented or discovered by Phoenicians
- Assyrians achievments
- Babylonian King, wrote the first code of law
- English alphabet
- believing in many gods
- the land in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- who build dams and channels to control seasonal floods
- first civilization
- how people remember myths and legends
20 Clues: English alphabet • first code of law • first civilization • Assyrians achievments • ancient writing system • believing in many gods • only believing in one god • protagonist in popular epic • temple in the center of the city • invented or discovered by Phoenicians • how people remember myths and legends • largest empire the world has ever seen • ...
Mespotamia -Finn 2021-12-17
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- type of writing
- a type of temple
- the roads they were in a citystate
- how people used people for there work
- a name of a city-state
- somebody who writes
- a way people made houses
- a river at the bottom of a river
- soil
- a crafts person
- how somebody lives
- an area surrounded by a wall
- a land between two rivers
- a creation sumer made
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- to trade for supplies
- a very populated city-state
- how many laws hammurabi made
- to transfer water
- the first person to make laws
- a river at the top of mesopotamia
- what hammurabis rules followed by
- somebody that wanted to live forever
- one person that rules a lot of land
23 Clues: soil • type of writing • a crafts person • a type of temple • to transfer water • how somebody lives • somebody who writes • to trade for supplies • a creation sumer made • a name of a city-state • a way people made houses • a land between two rivers • a very populated city-state • how many laws hammurabi made • an area surrounded by a wall • the first person to make laws • ...
History of art 2017-11-23
Ancient Civilizations 2024-01-26
15 Clues: - Clay • - Trade • - Egypt • - Rulers • - Mexico • - Rivers • - Burial • - Worship • - Writing • - Objects • - Deities • - Writing • - Remnants • - Preservation • - Amphitheater
Ch 4 World History Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-25
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- First civilization that arose in the southern part of Mesopotamia.
- A river in Asia that builds the bottom boarder for Mesopotamia.
- A skilled craftsperson who creates handmade goods.
- A group of people who settle in a new land, but keeps ties to its native country.
- Persian King who captured Babylonian Empire.
- A payment made by one ruler or state to another as a sign of submission or alliance.
- The practice of controlling water supply for agriculture is called ________.
- The fine particles of soil that enhance fertility are referred to as ________.
- A technique in which figures are raised slightly above a flat base.
- Flat Fertile Area which lies between two rivers.
- A ceremonial act performed in a prescribed order is called a ________.
- A ruler who carved the laws onto a eight-foot high stone slab. He was also the sixth king of Babylon.
- A substance from which other things are made.
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- A large political unit that rules over a vast territory.
- The story of human life on Earth over the centuries.
- A category of people based on wealth or status in society.
- A politically independent city which also governs surrounding territory.
- A partnership.
- The practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food.
- Legacy of a group's or society attributes passed down from generation to generation.
- A severe shortage of food, often leading to starvation.
- A governor of a province in the Persian Empire.
- The belief in many gods and goddesses is known as ________.
- A prophet who made a religion which the Persian practice.
- An administrative district of a larger empire or country.
- A river in Asia that builds the top boarder for Mesopotamia.
- The things, both cultural and technological, left to us from past cultures.
- A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumerian City-States
- An ancient writing system developed by the Sumerians.
- The sympathy for beliefs and practices of others.
30 Clues: A partnership. • Persian King who captured Babylonian Empire. • A substance from which other things are made. • A governor of a province in the Persian Empire. • A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumerian City-States • Flat Fertile Area which lies between two rivers. • The sympathy for beliefs and practices of others. • A skilled craftsperson who creates handmade goods. • ...
Unit 2 Vocabulary Review 2025-02-01
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- a prophet of monotheistic religions who led The Exodus
- Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC
- a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen, or in some cases God
- a series of rulers from a single family
- a mutual promise or agreement between God and the Hebrew people as recorded in the Bible
- the dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine
- a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology
- a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
- a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader
- a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government; form of government used in Persia
- a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians in Mesopotamia around 3000 BC
- a seafaring people Southwest Asia, who began to trade and establish colonies around the Mediterranean Sea
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- an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
- laws or rules handed down to Moses by God on Mount Sinai for the Hebrew people to follow on their journey to Canaan
- the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - most sacred writings in the Jewish tradition
- a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
- the belief in one god
- founder of Judaism
- one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago
- earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC
- a tiered, pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of a Sumerian temple in Mesopotamia
- belief in more than one god
22 Clues: founder of Judaism • the belief in one god • belief in more than one god • a series of rulers from a single family • a prophet of monotheistic religions who led The Exodus • the dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine • Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC • ...
Mr. O'Hayer's Homework 12 Test Review! 2026-01-09
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- Rich, fertile soil left behind after a river floods.
- A military tactic where an army surrounds a city to force it to surrender.
- A struggle, disagreement, or fight between groups.
- Flat land near a river that is easily flooded and often has very fertile soil.
- A region that receives only a small amount of rainfall each year.
- Materials found in the environment that people use to meet their needs.
- A stone slab carved with writing or pictures to honor an event or person.
- A long period with little or no rainfall.
- A person trained to read and write, often for the government.
- Extra amounts of food or materials beyond what is needed.
- new tools or inventions that make life easier or stronger.
- The second major river of Mesopotamia, running parallel to the Tigris.
- A river flowing through Mesopotamia, providing water for crops and transportation.
- A raised bank built to prevent a river from flooding nearby land.
- A large, stepped temple used for worship.
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- Money or goods collected from conquered people.
- A system of bringing water to crops through canals or channels.
- Special skills or methods used to do something.
- A self-governing city and the land around it, acting like an independent country.
- A group of different lands and peoples ruled by one leader.
- a rich, curved area of land in the Middle East where farming first began
- The first known civilization in Mesopotamia, made up of several city-states.
- The beliefs, customs, art, and ways of life of a group of people.
- Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where early civilizations began.
- The main city of an empire or government.
- A system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols.
- to take control of another city or land by fighting and winning a war.
- A person who buys and sells goods.
- A group of people with cities, government, writing, and organized ways of life.
29 Clues: A person who buys and sells goods. • A long period with little or no rainfall. • The main city of an empire or government. • A large, stepped temple used for worship. • Money or goods collected from conquered people. • Special skills or methods used to do something. • A system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols. • A struggle, disagreement, or fight between groups. • ...
Vocabulary Focus One 2023-08-17
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- Code The first major collection of laws in history and was set out for all to see, even though few people could read
- a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks
- site of the world’s first civilization, located in southeastern Mesopotamia
- ruling family
- system of writing in which pictures
- an area that stretches in an arc from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
- title of the rulers of ancient Egypt
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- One of the largest, oldest settlements in Mesopotamia and the Middle East
- burial vaults for the pharaohs
- a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city-state’s chief god or goddess
- region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- believing in many gods
- the cultivation of food and goods through farming
- The world's longest river
- These systems were built in ancient Egypt to water the crops from the Nile River
15 Clues: ruling family • believing in many gods • The world's longest river • burial vaults for the pharaohs • system of writing in which pictures • title of the rulers of ancient Egypt • a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks • the cultivation of food and goods through farming • One of the largest, oldest settlements in Mesopotamia and the Middle East • ...
Ancient Egypt 2015-12-11
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- Osiris's sister
- the material used to rap dead bodies
- A lion headed goddess
- Modern day Iraq
- A place where mummies are kept
- The common alphabet used in Mesopotamia
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- The common alphabet used in Egypt
- A powder used to cover dead mummies
- One of the most famous female rulers in Egypt
- Lord of the Underworld
- Amenhotep III's son
- A place for burial
12 Clues: Osiris's sister • Modern day Iraq • A place for burial • Amenhotep III's son • A lion headed goddess • Lord of the Underworld • A place where mummies are kept • The common alphabet used in Egypt • A powder used to cover dead mummies • the material used to rap dead bodies • The common alphabet used in Mesopotamia • One of the most famous female rulers in Egypt
Neolithic and River Valleys Extra Credit 2023-10-12
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- Another word for farming
- Written Language of Egypt
- Burial chambers of the Pharaohs in Egypt
- Laws in Ancient Babylon. The code of
- Revolution from hunting and gathering to farming
- Taming wild animals
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- The enduring issue that discusses war
- Having extra food
- Digging canals to water crops
- Written Language of Mesopotamia
- People working different jobs. Job
- Ancient City-State in Mesopotamia
12 Clues: Having extra food • Taming wild animals • Another word for farming • Written Language of Egypt • Digging canals to water crops • Written Language of Mesopotamia • Ancient City-State in Mesopotamia • People working different jobs. Job • Laws in Ancient Babylon. The code of • The enduring issue that discusses war • Burial chambers of the Pharaohs in Egypt • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2023-10-24
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- Gilgamesh's loyal friend
- People who managed the food in Mesopotamia
- People who managed politics, taxes, and religion
- The first king of Mesopotamia
- A worker skilled in a particular craft
- A person who is forced to work
- The ruler of a country or city
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- Temples
- A way to water crops
- Study of Earth
- A worker skilled in trade especially handmade ones
- Rich in soil
12 Clues: Temples • Rich in soil • Study of Earth • A way to water crops • Gilgamesh's loyal friend • The first king of Mesopotamia • A person who is forced to work • The ruler of a country or city • A worker skilled in a particular craft • People who managed the food in Mesopotamia • People who managed politics, taxes, and religion • A worker skilled in trade especially handmade ones
11/12/18 Crossword 2018-11-14
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- Believed to be the oldest story, dates go back to 2100 BCE
- Famous gardens built by King Nebuchadnezzar to honor his queen.
- A society or family that is based around the males.
- Earliest forms of writing developed by mankind.
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- Most popular Mesopotamia group; dominated region until the Persians took over.
- World oldest complete Code of Law.
- Thought to be the first civilization in human history.
- The belief in gods/goddesses.
- A system of organizing society into groups and rank order them in order of importance to the society.
- The most famous city-state in Mesopotamia.
- A powerful group of central Mesopotamia.
- Religious leaders who hold a high position on social hierarchy.
12 Clues: The belief in gods/goddesses. • World oldest complete Code of Law. • A powerful group of central Mesopotamia. • The most famous city-state in Mesopotamia. • Earliest forms of writing developed by mankind. • A society or family that is based around the males. • Thought to be the first civilization in human history. • ...
TEKA TEKI SILANG SEJARAH 2024-08-28
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- Siapa nama yang memerintah setelah raja Sargon?
- Nama lain dari efesus ialah?
- Kuil yang melakukan serangkaian reformasi yang berupa pembagian tanah di bangsa akkadia disebut kuil?
- Nama lain dari hewan angin ialah?
- Bangsa amori meninggalkan warisan seni yang berharga berupa?
- Pencapaian lain dari bangsa sumeria dan khaldea ya itu pembuatan yang berupa?
- Bangsa yang memakai bahasa sendiri yaitu bahasa semit ialah bangsa?
- Nama lain dari undang-undang hammurabi adalah?
- Pada tahun 601 sm nebukatdnezar 2 terlibat perang besar melawan?
- Sungai yang membentang dari Laut Tengah sampai ke teluk Persia adalah?
- Bangsa senotik yang berasal dari Persia ialah bangsa?
- Pada periode uruk muncul awal bahasa huruf yang disebut?
- Nama lain dari kota Aras yang merupakan dekorasi dari gerbang ishtar adalah?
- Simbol dari hubungan antara bumi yang mereka tempati dan surga yang mereka tuju ialah?
- Nama dari anggota suku di peradaban bangsa amori ialah?
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- Peradaban yang berdiri dari 5000 sampai 3300 sebelum masehi adalah?
- Bangsa yang merintis peradaban mepotamia dan merupakan penduduk asli daerah Mesopotamia adalah?
- Ibu kota bangsa asyur?
- Kerajaan yang terletak di utara Mesopotamia yang sebelumnya berada di bawah kekuasaan kerajaan akkadia ialah?
- Bangsa yang berhasil menundukkan kekuasaan dinasti akkadia di sumeria pada tahun 2115 sm?
- Periode setelah ubaid adalah periode?
- Dewa matahari dan keadilan pelindung negara kota larsa adalah?
- Berapa raja terakhir yang menguasai wilayah kota Akkadia dan sebagian kecil di sekitarnya?
- Nama bangsa yang berdiri kurang lebih 1900-an sampai 1500-an sm?
- Raja Babilonia baru menaklukkan Yerusalem dan?
- Raja asyur dan raja sergon 2 bertempur dengan?
- Alexander Agung membangun kota bam bernama?
- Zodiak yang terdiri dari 12 lambang dan horoskop pertama yang kemudian berkontribusi terhadap perkembangan?
- Siapa bangsa yang menguasai wilayah Babilonia?
- Salah 1 ritual yang paling penting di Mesopotamia adalah tahun baru atau yang bisa disebut?
30 Clues: Ibu kota bangsa asyur? • Nama lain dari efesus ialah? • Nama lain dari hewan angin ialah? • Periode setelah ubaid adalah periode? • Alexander Agung membangun kota bam bernama? • Nama lain dari undang-undang hammurabi adalah? • Raja Babilonia baru menaklukkan Yerusalem dan? • Raja asyur dan raja sergon 2 bertempur dengan? • Siapa bangsa yang menguasai wilayah Babilonia? • ...
Mesopotamia y Egipto 2013-03-16
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- Corregente del faraón Akenatón.
- Escritura sumeria adoptada por varios grupos mesopotámicos.
- Periodo conformado por las Dinastías III a la VI.
- Capital del faraón Neferjeperura Amenhotep.
- Habitáculo sin puerta que se encuentra en las mastabas egipcias.
- Texto que aparece grabado en la cámara sepulcral de la pirámide de Teti.
- Templo más famoso de Mesopotamia construido en Babilonia.
- Último gran rey de Asiria.
- Templo principal del faraón Hatshepsut.
- Lugar donde Ramsés II construyó dos templos speos.
- Grupo mesopotámico que se instaló en la región central de Anatolia.
- Animal representativo del alto Egipto.
- Periodo conformado por las Dinastías XI a la XII.
- Instrumento mesopotámico que se utilizaba para elaborar los documentos oficiales o económicos.
- Principal capital de los Imperios Medio y Nuevo egipcio.
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- Última dinastía egipcia.
- Actitud o características similares que comparte un mismo estilo o tipología.
- Capitel de Hathor.
- Principal idioma semítico de Mesopotamia.
- Nombre egipcio del dios Osiris.
- Inframundo de la mitología egipcia.
- Nombre del Estado que consta de una ciudad y un territorio circundante.
- Grupo mesopotámico que invadió el territorio griego durante el siglo V a.C.
- Dios principal de Asiria.
- Significante del significado "la tierra entre ríos".
- Faraón cuya tumba fue descubierta en el año 1922.
- Texto funerario que se colocaba en las tumbas egipcias.
- Sala principal del templo mesopotámico y egipcio.
- Nombre del Imperio persa más extenso durante la antigüedad.
- Templo más significativo de los sumerios durante el periodo protohistórico.
- Pequeñas estatuas depositadas al interior de las tumbas egipcias para asistir a los difuntos en el más allá.
- Construcciones que miden los niveles de agua del río Nilo.
- Antigua ciudad sumeria al este del río Eufrates también conocida como Warqa.
- Plataforma/templo construido en la antigua Mesopotamia.
- Nombre egipcio del constructor de la tercera pirámide de Guiza.
35 Clues: Capitel de Hathor. • Última dinastía egipcia. • Dios principal de Asiria. • Último gran rey de Asiria. • Corregente del faraón Akenatón. • Nombre egipcio del dios Osiris. • Inframundo de la mitología egipcia. • Animal representativo del alto Egipto. • Templo principal del faraón Hatshepsut. • Principal idioma semítico de Mesopotamia. • ...
World History (SO FAR) 2023-11-19
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- People in society are divided in different social classes; we call it a "social _______ pyramid"
- The writing system of ancient Mesopotamia
- Religion in India that believed all life is suffering
- Spread Greek culture through his conquests (Hellenistic culture)
- Belief in one god
- Type of sail invented in ancient India that allowed for travel against monsoon winds; helped maritime trade in India
- Religion from India that featured: the Vedas and Upanishads as important sacred books, karma, and reincarnation
- River that Egyptian civilization was established around
- This route helped facilitate trade from China to Europe
- Rule by citizens
- Wise statesman in Athens who wanted to glorify the city-state and expand democracy
- The Phoenicians spread this when trading with other civilizations
- Type of trade that takes place across the ocean
- Ruler during the Mauryan Empire in India that spread Buddhism with his missionaries
- Rule by an emperor
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- Persia practiced religious _______ of people they conquered
- Belief in more than one god
- River valley that was established between the Indus and Ganges rivers
- Considered the "Father of Monotheism"
- Religion native to Japan that emphasized nature gods; represented by red torii gates
- The "Mandate of ________" was given to rulers in ancient China and justified their rule as divine
- Place for religious worship in ancient Mesopotamia
- Gave the 10 Commandments to the Hebrew people
- Rule by a religious leader
- The nickname for the area where Mesopotamia was established; between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Greece colonization was driven by a lack of this type of land
- Buddhism promoted that the way to reach nirvana is to follow the "______ Path"
- Greece set up these in order to get resources they lacked due to a lack of arable land
- Created the first law code in Mesopotamia; "an eye for an eye..."
- Rule by a king or queen
30 Clues: Rule by citizens • Belief in one god • Rule by an emperor • Rule by a king or queen • Rule by a religious leader • Belief in more than one god • Considered the "Father of Monotheism" • The writing system of ancient Mesopotamia • Gave the 10 Commandments to the Hebrew people • Type of trade that takes place across the ocean • Place for religious worship in ancient Mesopotamia • ...
River Valley Civilizations Crossword 2021-03-19
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- This person could read and write
- The first civilization
- The process of bringing water to crops
- a belief in more than one God
- China's sorrow
- The country where the Nile River Valley is located
- The major Indus Valley river
- The God of embalming
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- the first writing
- The supreme ruler in Egypt was known as
- bringing wild animals into the home
- One of the two rivers that fed Mesopotamia
- mineral rich soil
- One of the two rivers that fed Mesopotamia
14 Clues: China's sorrow • the first writing • mineral rich soil • The God of embalming • The first civilization • The major Indus Valley river • a belief in more than one God • This person could read and write • bringing wild animals into the home • The process of bringing water to crops • The supreme ruler in Egypt was known as • One of the two rivers that fed Mesopotamia • ...
6th SS Ch. 2a Vocabulary 2022-09-23
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- This term refers to farming, raising animals, etc.
- The ‘northern’ river of Mesopotamia
- The supplying of water to arid areas using channels or canals
- This term refers to people who aren’t as civilized as you are.
- A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- An area of land that stretches NW from the Persian Gulf and down through the Nile Delta. (2 words)
- The name given to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
- This ore was used to make stronger weapons and tools.
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- Located in Turkey, possible home to Noah’s ark. (2 words)
- The first major ancient city of Sumer.
- a chunk of gold, silver, or other metal
- The giving of a commodity to a person, not really trading(2 words)
- The exchange of goods or services without using money
- a yellowish-brown alloy made from copper and tin
- This tool made it easier for archers and transporting soldiers, requires (1) horse.
- The more ‘southern’ river of Mesopotamia
16 Clues: The ‘northern’ river of Mesopotamia • The first major ancient city of Sumer. • a chunk of gold, silver, or other metal • The more ‘southern’ river of Mesopotamia • a yellowish-brown alloy made from copper and tin • This term refers to farming, raising animals, etc. • The exchange of goods or services without using money • ...
Mesopotamian Civilization Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-23
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- the first transportation invention in the Mesopotamian Civilization
- The most popular food in the Mesopotamian Civilization
- The most important law in the Mesopotamian civilization.
- how many Major rivers surround Mesopotamia?
- The Mesopotamian civilization is also called the..
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- most common material used for pottery in the Mesopotamian Civilization
- Mesopotamia is located in a country called modern day ....
- The most powerful city in the Mesopotamian Civilization
- In Greek Mesopotamia means...
9 Clues: In Greek Mesopotamia means... • how many Major rivers surround Mesopotamia? • The Mesopotamian civilization is also called the.. • The most popular food in the Mesopotamian Civilization • The most powerful city in the Mesopotamian Civilization • The most important law in the Mesopotamian civilization. • Mesopotamia is located in a country called modern day .... • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-11-04
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- a person who copies or write out documents
- the river South from Mesopotamia
- this is the area where Mesopotamia once was located
- a pyramid shaped tower with a temple at the top
- small particles of fertile soil.
- a Sumerian writing system
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- an amount of that is left over after a need has been met
- the river North from Mesopotamia
- a way to supply dry land with water through ditches
9 Clues: a Sumerian writing system • the river North from Mesopotamia • the river South from Mesopotamia • small particles of fertile soil. • a person who copies or write out documents • a pyramid shaped tower with a temple at the top • a way to supply dry land with water through ditches • this is the area where Mesopotamia once was located • ...
Primeros imperios 2025-05-30
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- Sector social que se ocupaba de la enseñanza del sistema de escritura
- Sistema de leyes creado por el Imperio babilónico
- Principal referente politico del imperio Acadio
- Una de las características de la religion en los Sumeríos
- Organización politica independiente utilizada en Mesopotamia
- Sistema de escritura utilizada por los sugeríos
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- Una de las principales actividades económicas de los sugeríos
- Region donde se localizaron las primeras civilizaciones
- titulo que se designaba al gobernante de la ciudad-estado
- Principial edificio localizado en el centro de las ciudades de Mesopotamia
10 Clues: Principal referente politico del imperio Acadio • Sistema de escritura utilizada por los sugeríos • Sistema de leyes creado por el Imperio babilónico • Region donde se localizaron las primeras civilizaciones • titulo que se designaba al gobernante de la ciudad-estado • Una de las características de la religion en los Sumeríos • ...
Mesopotamian Empires 2018-12-03
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- Empire that replaced the Assyrians
- Area in the south of Mesopotamia conquered by Sargon
- King who rebuilt Babylon
- How many hundreds of years did the Kingdom of Akkad last?
- Assyrian King Ashurbanipal built a library in his capital city of ____________.
- Large empire that arose 1,000 years after the Babylonian Empire
- Money collected by a conquering army from the conquered people
- The Assyrian army's weapons were made of this material, which the Hittite's used in their tools.
- "An eye for an _________; a tooth for a tooth," runs the summary of the Code of Hammurabi
- Kingdom in northern Mesopotamia ruled by Sargon
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- Strict code of laws written by this king; posted throughout the Babylonian Empire
- Grand city built on the Euphrates by Amorites when they conquered Mesopotamia
- The Chaldeans invented our ________-day week.
- A group of many different lands controlled by one ruler
- Babylon's Hanging ________ are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- This empire captured Babylon after the Chaldean Empire became weak after King Nebuchadnezzar's death
- The brutal Assyrian Army had foot soldiers (infantry), charioteers, and these soldiers on horseback
- Merchants came to Babylon in traveling groups of camels laden with trade goods.
- What happened to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh after the Chaldeans and Medes conquered Assyria?
19 Clues: King who rebuilt Babylon • Empire that replaced the Assyrians • The Chaldeans invented our ________-day week. • Kingdom in northern Mesopotamia ruled by Sargon • Area in the south of Mesopotamia conquered by Sargon • A group of many different lands controlled by one ruler • How many hundreds of years did the Kingdom of Akkad last? • ...
Mesopotamia Daily Crossword 2013-01-22
Mesopotamian Innovations and Contributions 2018-11-17
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- The most famous city-state in Mesopotamia
- A society or family that is based around the males
- Famous garden considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
- thought to be the first civilization in human history
- The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion
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- Powerful group of central Mesopotamia highlighted by the rise of Sargon the great
- A system in organizing society into groups and ranks importance to the
- The most well Mesopotamia group rose to power
- Oldest complete code of law listed crime and punishments
- Believed world's oldest story may have influenced many Bible stories
- One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind
- Religious leaders who often hold a high position on social hierarchy
12 Clues: The most famous city-state in Mesopotamia • The most well Mesopotamia group rose to power • A society or family that is based around the males • The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion • thought to be the first civilization in human history • Oldest complete code of law listed crime and punishments • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-24
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- : Fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- : God of wisdom and freshwater; associated with the creation of humans.
- : Mesopotamian writing system made using wedge-shaped marks.
- : Famous Babylonian king known for a law code that proclaimed 'an eye for an eye.'
- : Epic poem detailing the adventures of a Sumerian king.
- : Ancient city-state known for its Code of Laws, issued by its famous king.
- : Material used for writing in ancient Mesopotamia.
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- : Temple structure with terraces; considered a dwelling place of gods.
- : Region of Mesopotamia meaning 'land of Sumer' in ancient times.
- : Mesopotamian goddess of love, fertility, and war.
- : Leader of Akkadian Empire, regarded as the first empire builder.
- : A major Babylonian contribution to mathematics; base system they used.
12 Clues: : Mesopotamian goddess of love, fertility, and war. • : Material used for writing in ancient Mesopotamia. • : Epic poem detailing the adventures of a Sumerian king. • : Fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. • : Mesopotamian writing system made using wedge-shaped marks. • : Region of Mesopotamia meaning 'land of Sumer' in ancient times. • ...
Umm An Nar 2021-09-28
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- what year was the tombs excavated?
- How many years did the Umm An Nar flourish for?
- Who found the Umm An Nar site?
- How tall are the tombs in Umm An Nar?
- What type of combs did Mesopotamia bring?
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- what shape is the cemetery?
- How much copper did they trade with Mesopotamia?
- what country did Umm An Ear trade with?
- What symbol was found on the tomb?
9 Clues: what shape is the cemetery? • Who found the Umm An Nar site? • what year was the tombs excavated? • What symbol was found on the tomb? • How tall are the tombs in Umm An Nar? • what country did Umm An Ear trade with? • What type of combs did Mesopotamia bring? • How many years did the Umm An Nar flourish for? • How much copper did they trade with Mesopotamia?
"The Land Between Two Rivers" 2023-12-18
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- Mesopotamia is part of an area called
- Ancient temples whose name means "man-made mountain"
- Ancient writing system of Mesopotamia
- Located in Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; "land between two rivers"
- Emperor that passed a law that only he, could wear the color purple.
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- A body of water the Phoenicians sailed
- The ruler of a city-state
- The Phoenicain alphabet contained how many letters
- Type of snail the Phoenicians use to create purple dye
- The color of the dye the Phoenecians were famous for making
10 Clues: The ruler of a city-state • Mesopotamia is part of an area called • Ancient writing system of Mesopotamia • A body of water the Phoenicians sailed • The Phoenicain alphabet contained how many letters • Ancient temples whose name means "man-made mountain" • Type of snail the Phoenicians use to create purple dye • ...
Mesopotamia Project Group 5 2023-04-14
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- What was the most prominent building in a Sumarian city?
- What was the period that the power was given by orden that were revived by the priest
- What is the formal name of “Mesopotamia Mall”
- What were one name of the rivers that surround Mesopotamia
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- What is the name of the code of the laws in Babylon?
- Who receives the “celestial”orders in the protodynastic period?
- What empire is located in the flat land of Mesopotamia?
- A synonym of trade
- What people of that time belonged to place officials?
- What the Sumerians improve?
10 Clues: A synonym of trade • What the Sumerians improve? • What is the formal name of “Mesopotamia Mall” • What is the name of the code of the laws in Babylon? • What people of that time belonged to place officials? • What empire is located in the flat land of Mesopotamia? • What was the most prominent building in a Sumarian city? • ...
teachtci.com 2.5 The Rise of Sumerian City-States 2022-10-14
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- flooding its banks
- in ancient times, the geographic area
- fine particles of rock
- first appeared
- that flow from the mountains in
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river
- an early city that was like a small,
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- a means of supplying land with water
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest
- that flow from the mountains in
- to the Persian Gulf
- country with its own laws and
- to the Persian Gulf
- between the Tigris and Euphrates
- an area in southern Mesopotamia where
16 Clues: first appeared • flooding its banks • to the Persian Gulf • to the Persian Gulf • fine particles of rock • country with its own laws and • that flow from the mountains in • that flow from the mountains in • between the Tigris and Euphrates • a means of supplying land with water • an early city that was like a small, • in ancient times, the geographic area • ...
Mesopotamia Crossword 2021-10-03
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- River in Mesopotamia.
- Early settlements.
- Danger of Mesopotamia's rivers.
- River in Mesopotamia.
- Settlements with larger populations.
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- important early Mesopotamian crop.
- Animals kept in Mesopotamia.
- Skill learned by many Mesopotamians.
- What most of the Middle East is covered in.
- These were dug to protect fields and homes.
- Region next to the Middle East.
- This is transported by the rivers.
12 Clues: Early settlements. • River in Mesopotamia. • River in Mesopotamia. • Animals kept in Mesopotamia. • Region next to the Middle East. • Danger of Mesopotamia's rivers. • important early Mesopotamian crop. • This is transported by the rivers. • Skill learned by many Mesopotamians. • Settlements with larger populations. • What most of the Middle East is covered in. • ...
mesopotamia 2022-09-20
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- irrigation let these early farmers grow
- rivers had these when flooded
- a large temple to honor their gods
- people of each city raised their own crops
- A way sumerians wrote
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- A god sumerian people worshiped
- a method of watering crops
- A long poem that tells the story of a hero
- record keepers
- made economic control over lands around them
10 Clues: record keepers • A way sumerians wrote • a method of watering crops • rivers had these when flooded • A god sumerian people worshiped • a large temple to honor their gods • irrigation let these early farmers grow • A long poem that tells the story of a hero • people of each city raised their own crops • made economic control over lands around them
Mesopotamia 2022-09-23
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- a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
- fine particles of fertile soil
- a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
- a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
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- a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
- a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
- a person who copies or writes out documents
- a city that governs itself and its surrounding
- a belief in more than one god
10 Clues: a belief in more than one god • fine particles of fertile soil • a person who copies or writes out documents • a city that governs itself and its surrounding • a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top • a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender • a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-12-16
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- a circular object used on early vehicles
- an early form of writing
- a metal used on tools
- an easier way to plant seeds for early humans
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- a game of red and black chips
- a group of people in charge of a place
- a rule to abide by or otherwise receive punishment
- a vehicle used to traverse on water
- a form of road in water to trade goods
- a home to the Sumerians
10 Clues: a metal used on tools • a home to the Sumerians • an early form of writing • a game of red and black chips • a vehicle used to traverse on water • a group of people in charge of a place • a form of road in water to trade goods • a circular object used on early vehicles • an easier way to plant seeds for early humans • a rule to abide by or otherwise receive punishment
Mesopotamia 2022-10-06
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- A language that the Sumerians used
- The place where trade first started
- Used to know when the Tigris and Euphrates rivers will flood
- Each empire had to make their own laws, armies, leaders, and __________.
- The place where Mesopotamia is located
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- A type of wood that was used to make boats
- Back in the old days, people were ___________. That means they believed in multiple gods.
- One of things to create an organized society
- People who lived in Sumer
- Something important that was left behind after the floods of the Tigris and Euphrates River
10 Clues: People who lived in Sumer • A language that the Sumerians used • The place where trade first started • The place where Mesopotamia is located • A type of wood that was used to make boats • One of things to create an organized society • Used to know when the Tigris and Euphrates rivers will flood • Each empire had to make their own laws, armies, leaders, and __________. • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-10-06
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- The people in Mesopotamia were ________ which meant they believed in many gods
- The Sumerians made the ________ it was helped with farming and trading
- What was the strict laws in Babylonia called .
- What were boats made of .
- What are the Assyria people called.
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- The people who lived in Babylonia were called _______.
- The first writing system that the Sumerians made.
- It helped the Babylonians know when the river was going to flood.
- Each empire had a ______ in the center of their land .
- The EUPHRATES and the _____ river.
10 Clues: What were boats made of . • The EUPHRATES and the _____ river. • What are the Assyria people called. • What was the strict laws in Babylonia called . • The first writing system that the Sumerians made. • The people who lived in Babylonia were called _______. • Each empire had a ______ in the center of their land . • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-10-13
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- a way of controlling and supplying water to an area of land
- belief in many gods
- a city with political, social, and economic independence
- arranged in order of time
- accomplishment left as a legacy from a civilization
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- a pattern of organization among groups of people within a society
- the science of making maps
- exact location of a place on the earth shown by coordinates
- a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Mesopotamians.
- the world's first system of writing
10 Clues: belief in many gods • arranged in order of time • the science of making maps • the world's first system of writing • accomplishment left as a legacy from a civilization • a city with political, social, and economic independence • exact location of a place on the earth shown by coordinates • a way of controlling and supplying water to an area of land • ...
Mesopotamia 2022-10-12
10 Clues: skilled people • Sumerian temple • a place long ago • creator or the codes • Learned how to write • 7 wonders of the ancient world • gulf close to Mediterranean Sea • Sumerians calendar was used with • showed Assyrians how to use iron • Assyrians improved for military use
Mesopotamia 2020-05-14
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- dwelling place for gods
- an amount more than what is needed
- territories and people under one ruler
- society with cities, government, workers, social classes
- area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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- a collection of Babylonian Laws
- type of writing with wedges and curves carved in clay
- belief in many gods
- a person who writes down information
- belief in one god
10 Clues: belief in one god • belief in many gods • dwelling place for gods • a collection of Babylonian Laws • an amount more than what is needed • a person who writes down information • territories and people under one ruler • area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers • type of writing with wedges and curves carved in clay • ...
Mesopotamia 2021-09-09
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- official order or decision made by a ruler.
- network of nonelected government officials.
- class,a group that has a particular level of importance in a society.
- form of ancient writing in southwestern Asia.
- extra supply.
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- new way of doing things.
- person who buys and sells goods to make a living.
- vast lands and varied people that come under control of a single government.
- set of laws written down in a clear and orderly way.
- of labor, the sharing of large jobs so that each worker does only part of the work.
10 Clues: extra supply. • new way of doing things. • official order or decision made by a ruler. • network of nonelected government officials. • form of ancient writing in southwestern Asia. • person who buys and sells goods to make a living. • set of laws written down in a clear and orderly way. • class,a group that has a particular level of importance in a society. • ...
Mesopotamia 2021-11-10
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- also called the old stone age is a period in prehistory also when they had stone tools 99% of the period
- are several territories and peoples subject to a single ruling authority often a emperor
- was the first civiilazations in Mesopotamia they invented a wheel they emerged during the chalcolithic bronze ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC
- were people who went to a school to learn how to write on a cuniform with a stylus
- is a belief in one god the only god that created the world
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- is a clay square that u can write on with a stylus at first they drew pictures then they drew symbol
- is the first civilization back then
- were aincent places built in Mesopotamia they look like pyramids and they were built around the sand and dust
- stated city states are a independent sovereign city which serves as a center of political economic
- is a writing untensil that was used to write on a cuniform
10 Clues: is the first civilization back then • is a writing untensil that was used to write on a cuniform • is a belief in one god the only god that created the world • were people who went to a school to learn how to write on a cuniform with a stylus • are several territories and peoples subject to a single ruling authority often a emperor • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-05-17
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- Rather then carrying food by hand, Sumerian people created the (blank)
- Akkadians created the worlds first (blank)
- Sumerian people began to experiment with (blank) to create a new type of metal that is stronger than copper
- The floods deposited a fine fertile soil called (bank)
- "Land between the rivers"
- To help merchants travel by river to distant market the Sumerian people created the (blank)
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- The code of (blank) included more than 200 laws
- Belief or worship of more than one god
- The region of fertile land in the Middle East (Blank) Crescent
- The canal's formed the worlds first (blank) stystem
10 Clues: "Land between the rivers" • Belief or worship of more than one god • Akkadians created the worlds first (blank) • The code of (blank) included more than 200 laws • The canal's formed the worlds first (blank) stystem • The floods deposited a fine fertile soil called (bank) • The region of fertile land in the Middle East (Blank) Crescent • ...
mesopotamia 2016-05-19
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- believe in more than one god
- this can happen when they are no crops and no food
- a person who writes things for others
- the first ruler of Mesopotamia
- the huge temple was made out of mud bricks
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- a special agreement
- group with different levels of important
- only be live in one god
- there hand written
- things to control flood water in when floods occurs
10 Clues: there hand written • a special agreement • only be live in one god • believe in more than one god • the first ruler of Mesopotamia • a person who writes things for others • group with different levels of important • the huge temple was made out of mud bricks • this can happen when they are no crops and no food • things to control flood water in when floods occurs
mesopotamia 2023-09-26
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- Land ruled by one person
- Category of people based on wealth or status in society
- Area with fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- The earliest form of writing made by the Sumerians
- The supply water to fields using human made systems
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- A person skilled at making things by hand
- A set of 282 harsh laws
- A pyramid shaped temple in Sumerian city-states
- Belief of many gods
- A city that controls the surrounding villages and towns
10 Clues: Belief of many gods • A set of 282 harsh laws • Land ruled by one person • A person skilled at making things by hand • A pyramid shaped temple in Sumerian city-states • The earliest form of writing made by the Sumerians • The supply water to fields using human made systems • Category of people based on wealth or status in society • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-12-21
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- A lot of buildings close together.
- used for the structure Ziggurats.
- Used for transport on water.
- A way to send water through the soil.
- Used to help keep people healthy.
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- Developed from trade as a necessity.
- A way to take notes.
- A way to trade without money.
- A way to move/clear stuff.
- A way to determine when to sleep.
10 Clues: A way to take notes. • A way to move/clear stuff. • Used for transport on water. • A way to trade without money. • used for the structure Ziggurats. • A way to determine when to sleep. • Used to help keep people healthy. • A lot of buildings close together. • Developed from trade as a necessity. • A way to send water through the soil.
Mesopotamia 2023-12-19
10 Clues: bigger town • building block. • used in transport • Early transportation. • Early writing language. • the subject of equations • What does a clock keep track of • a booklet used to keep track of time • farming tool attached to cars or animals. • a piece of paper used to locate something
mesopotamia 2023-12-12
10 Clues: fine fertile soil • a pyramid shaped temple • is a belife in many gods • city in surrounding lands • thing left to us from the past • order based on power and wealth • travelers who created purple dye • they are administrative districts • a skillful ruler with a code of laws • people who develpd a different culture
mesopotamia 2023-12-12
10 Clues: fine fertile soil • a pyramid shaped temple • is a belife in many gods • city in surrounding lands • thing left to us from the past • order based on power and wealth • travelers who created purple dye • they are administrative districts • a skillful ruler with a code of laws • people who develpd a different culture
Mesopotamia 2023-09-29
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- a person skilled at making things by hand
- a pyramid shaped temple in Sumerians city states
- a category of people based on wealth or status in a society
- the earliest form of writing created by the Sumerians
- the supply of water to fields using human made systems
- a belief in many gods
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- an extreme lack of crops and food causing wide spread hunger
- a formal series of acts always performed in the same way
- a self governing unit that controls the towns and villages around it
- a group of different lands and people governed by one ruler
10 Clues: a belief in many gods • a person skilled at making things by hand • a pyramid shaped temple in Sumerians city states • the earliest form of writing created by the Sumerians • the supply of water to fields using human made systems • a formal series of acts always performed in the same way • a category of people based on wealth or status in a society • ...
Mesopotamia 2024-10-09
10 Clues: conducting wars • promote, stimulate • system of watering • a trench in the ground • that has much influence • to prosper, to be successful • the moon thin shape of the moon • a lot of water that causes damage • a series of rulers from the same family • fruit, vegetables, grain etc. that people grow and colelct
Mesopotamia 2024-11-06
10 Clues: A round object • A lot of people • Created 282 laws • A fast moving river • A slow moving river • A wall to stop floods • A tool used to move dirt • First emperor of Mesopotamia • Something that is used to store water • A person who normally wrights for the king
Mesopotamia 2024-11-12
10 Clues: writer • 282 laws • extra food • a way of life • a writing tool • most famous law • a form of writing • epic main character • fancy word for farming • civilatiazion with big population
Mesopotamia 2025-10-09
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- An object made or modified by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
- The belief in and worship of multiple gods
- The wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing
- The supply of water to land or crops
- The world's first civilization
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- A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites
- The sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty
- An independent, self-governing city
- The belief in the existence of only one God
- A rectangular stepped tower
10 Clues: A rectangular stepped tower • The world's first civilization • An independent, self-governing city • The supply of water to land or crops • The belief in and worship of multiple gods • The belief in the existence of only one God • The sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty • The wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing • ...
mesopotamia 2025-10-13
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- an area of land between 2 rivers
- an ancient form of writing
- a walled in place that has food water and homes to live in
- another way to say mesopotamia
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- a place to sacrafice and talk to the gods
- an old thing made by humans that hold hisorical of cultural value
- belif in many gods
- belif in one god
- an ancient king that ruled babylon and babylonia
- an area of land in the south
10 Clues: belif in one god • belif in many gods • an ancient form of writing • an area of land in the south • another way to say mesopotamia • an area of land between 2 rivers • a place to sacrafice and talk to the gods • an ancient king that ruled babylon and babylonia • a walled in place that has food water and homes to live in • ...
Mesopotamia 2025-12-17
10 Clues: Huge temple • King of Babylon • 1st written laws • believe in many gods • King of the Akkadians • Their written language • Growing food is called, • More than what is needed • 1st cities of Mesopotamia • Someone who writes on clay tablets
crucigrama clase 2021-06-01
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- una fibra natural formada por proteínas.
- era el título dado al rey en el Antiguo Egipto.
- un signo icónico
- un método mecánico destinado a reproducir textos e imágenes sobre papel
- una cuenta sistematizada del transcurso del tiempo.
- un instrumento de orientación que utiliza una aguja imantada para señalar el norte magnético
- una máquina voladora más pesada que el aire
- edificio triangular
- Planta acuática de tallo hueco y liso, rizoma aromático, leñoso y reptante, hojas largas y estrechas y flores pequeñas y verdosas, agrupadas en un penacho de espigas; puede alcanzar hasta 3 metros de altura.
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- una antigua ciudad de la Baja Mesopotamia situada cerca de la actual ciudad de Hilla.
- un componente del espíritu humano
- Conjunto de técnicas para extraer los metales contenidos en los minerales y transformarlos.
- una mezcla deflagrante utilizada principalmente como propulsor de proyectiles en las armas de fuego.
- antigua ciudad de mesopotamia
- Dios de la resurrección, la fertilidad, la agricultura y rey del Más Allá
- es un período arqueológico de la historia de mesopotamia
16 Clues: un signo icónico • edificio triangular • antigua ciudad de mesopotamia • un componente del espíritu humano • una fibra natural formada por proteínas. • una máquina voladora más pesada que el aire • era el título dado al rey en el Antiguo Egipto. • una cuenta sistematizada del transcurso del tiempo. • es un período arqueológico de la historia de mesopotamia • ...
Early River Civilization & First Empires 2023-10-18
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- desert that isolated Ancient China
- brought chaos and instability to Ancient China
- the believe in many gods
- able to provide for their needs
- carriers of civilization for spreading their writing system
- the result of many nomadic invasions of Ancient China
- belief introduced by Avraham and integral to Judaism
- recorded code of law for all to see
- desert in North Africa
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- the king is appointed by G-d
- a system to convey water to fields to water crops
- a group that conquered most of Mesopotamia
- practiced because Egyptians believed in an afterlife
- seasonal winds affecting southern Asia
- a flood wall
- Fertile Crescent
16 Clues: a flood wall • Fertile Crescent • desert in North Africa • the believe in many gods • the king is appointed by G-d • able to provide for their needs • desert that isolated Ancient China • recorded code of law for all to see • seasonal winds affecting southern Asia • a group that conquered most of Mesopotamia • brought chaos and instability to Ancient China • ...
Mesopotamia Puzzle 2025-11-13
8 Clues: Another word for farming • The land Between two rivers • First known form of writting • Fast moving river in mesopotamia • Slow moving river in mesopotamia • City-state in The fertil creasent • First king to have a paid millitary • A king that had a epic written about him
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2023-12-08
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- Letters or symbols that stand for sound
- An exchange of goods or services. No money!
- The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- Belief in one God.
- Jewish religious teacher
- Laws
- A system of writing used by the Sumerians. It has triangular shaped symbols that stand for words, ideas, or sounds.
- A state containing several territories or countries.
- Jewish house worship
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- An independent state with its own government, beliefs, and values.
- Temples
- Money. Can be in the form of bills or coins.
- Belief in many gods
- A system used to bring water to dry areas.
- To send out of an area.
- To bring into an area.
- An agreement
17 Clues: Laws • Temples • An agreement • Belief in one God. • Belief in many gods • Jewish house worship • To bring into an area. • To send out of an area. • Jewish religious teacher • Letters or symbols that stand for sound • The first five books of the Hebrew Bible • A system used to bring water to dry areas. • An exchange of goods or services. No money! • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2024-03-07
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- the first writing system
- a creation of something new that has never been made before
- a city in Ancient Mesopotamia
- an ancient temple used to worship their gods found in the middle of city states
- farming including growing crops and raising livestock
- period when men made weapons and tools from a mixture of copper and tin
- large number of states unified under a single ruler
- city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
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- 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
- to supply land with water by using things like pipes and hoses
- a person in society who cab read/write things down
- man made waterway
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding
- crescent area of good farmland between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- a pointed tool for writing or drawing
17 Clues: man made waterway • the first writing system • a city in Ancient Mesopotamia • a pointed tool for writing or drawing • the belief in or worship of more than one god • the sand or clay found at the bottom of rivers • the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • a person in society who cab read/write things down • large number of states unified under a single ruler • ...
Mesoptamians 2023-03-08
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- Earliest civilization in Mesopotamia
- - Mesopotamian goddess of love and war
- - Mesopotamian temple tower
- - Major city-state in Mesopotamia
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- - Mesopotamian writing system
- - One of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
- knownabi - Babylonian king known for his law code
- - One of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
- - Legendary Mesopotamian king and his knownshurbanipal - Assyrian king known for his library in Nineveh
9 Clues: - Mesopotamian temple tower • - Mesopotamian writing system • - Major city-state in Mesopotamia • Earliest civilization in Mesopotamia • - Mesopotamian goddess of love and war • - One of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia • - One of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia • knownabi - Babylonian king known for his law code • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-02-22
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- One of the rivers in the Fertile Crescent
- Hammurabi's list of laws
- land in lower Mesopotamia where Sumerians settled
- country that currently occupies the land between two rivers
- system of writing comprised of wedge shaped marks on clay
- farmers moved water from the rivers to do this
- famous ancient Mesopotamian city
- means land between two rivers
- Ancient Sumerian religious city
- important invention of the Sumerians
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- members of Sumerian wealthy class
- main economic activity of Sumerian civilization
- people who had the job of writing
- political units of city and surrounding land
- head ruler in early civilizations
- tall Sumerian temple
- pointed reed instrument used for writing
17 Clues: tall Sumerian temple • Hammurabi's list of laws • means land between two rivers • Ancient Sumerian religious city • famous ancient Mesopotamian city • members of Sumerian wealthy class • people who had the job of writing • head ruler in early civilizations • important invention of the Sumerians • pointed reed instrument used for writing • ...
Egypt and Mesopotamia 2017-03-27
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- this river is over 6'000 km long
- professional writer in Mesopotamia and Egypt
- body of water separating Egypt from the Arabian peninsula
- Egyptian pictogram
- huge triangular-shaped tombs
- where the river meets the sea
- nile has its source in the mountains of Eastern Africa
- rapids caused by narrow cliffs and large boulders
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- nile starts in marshes in Central Africa
- form of writing developed in Mesopotamia
- the Nile spills into this body of water
- what Mesopotamians wrote on
- used to collect water from a basin
- what Egyptians wrote on
- vast desert to the west of the Nile
15 Clues: Egyptian pictogram • what Egyptians wrote on • what Mesopotamians wrote on • huge triangular-shaped tombs • where the river meets the sea • this river is over 6'000 km long • used to collect water from a basin • vast desert to the west of the Nile • the Nile spills into this body of water • nile starts in marshes in Central Africa • form of writing developed in Mesopotamia • ...
River Valley Civilizations 2025-09-04
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- Mesopotamia river
- Coatzacoalcos River people
- The Olmec ball game spreading was this type of diffusion
- Passing down power within your family
- Cities with their own unique institutions
- First domesticated animal
- Farmers dug canals to bring river water to crops so food could grow even without rain.
- Chinese River
- Egyptian River
- Planned cities and plumbing
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- created laws throughout the empire
- Abundant supplies of this led to permanent settlements
- Chinese right to rule
- Made planting faster and easier, so more food could be grown.
- Mesopotamia river GRRRR
- left behind rich silt after the flooding season.
16 Clues: Chinese River • Egyptian River • Mesopotamia river • Chinese right to rule • Mesopotamia river GRRRR • First domesticated animal • Coatzacoalcos River people • Planned cities and plumbing • created laws throughout the empire • Passing down power within your family • Cities with their own unique institutions • left behind rich silt after the flooding season. • ...
Social Studies Review 2025-04-15
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- old name of Israel
- 100 days
- a famous building in the Acropolis of Athens
- largest river in China and 3rd longest in the world
- Peninsula south Greece
- and Thebes major cities in Egypt
- Desert most of northern Africa is covered by it
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- shape of fertile area in Mesopotamia
- Mountains natural barrier between India and China
- the world's first empire
- wealthy landowners in Rome
- rule by one person
12 Clues: 100 days • old name of Israel • rule by one person • Peninsula south Greece • the world's first empire • wealthy landowners in Rome • and Thebes major cities in Egypt • shape of fertile area in Mesopotamia • a famous building in the Acropolis of Athens • Desert most of northern Africa is covered by it • Mountains natural barrier between India and China • ...
World History: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Judaism 2020-09-14
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- A reed taken from the Nile and used for paper
- This neo-Babylonian king build the Hanging Gardens for his wife
- The belief in many gods
- The first man to create an empire in the area of Mesopotamia
- Egyptian title for king
- The father of the religion of Judaism
- Literally means "land between rivers"
- Egyptian picture writing
- The ancient Persian religion was based on the teachings of this man
- The first king to unite Upper and Lower Egypt
- One of the major contributions of many early civilizations. Without this, planting and harvesting were guess work.
- Before written records
- This was the most tolerant of all ancient empires
- He led the Exodus out of Egypt.
- Wedge-shaped writing from Sumer
- A family of rulers
- the earliest civilization of Mesopotamia
- System were the political and religious leader is the same person
- This is considered the most significant "gift" of the Nile.
- The most significant contribution of the Phoenicians
- The belief in only one god
- The process of embalming developed by the Egyptians
- The discovery of this allowed people to understand hieroglyphics (two words)
- A system of government ruled by a King/Queen
- This group of people developed the first alphabet
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- One of the rivers of Mesopotamia
- The day of rest
- The river civilization of the Nile River
- Temple pyramid built by the people of Sumer
- Built by the Egyptians for housing their dead pharoahs
- One of the rivers of Mesopotamia
- One of the greatest cities of Mesopotamia, ruled by Hammurabi
- The most brutal and fears of all ancient empires
- King of the Israelites who also killed Goliath
- A promise (think about God and Abraham)
- These people were slaves to the Egyptians for 400 years
- A group of city-states all under the control of one person
- His tomb was the only found virtually untouched from ancient times
- The sun god of the Egyptians
- This territory is where the earliest of the empires were formed(two words)
- the first five books of the Old Testament
- The wisest of the kings of the Israelites
- This is the world's oldest monotheistic religions
- This empire is known for their iron weapons
- His law code was based on "an eye for an eye"
- The Nile River flows in this direction
46 Clues: The day of rest • A family of rulers • Before written records • The belief in many gods • Egyptian title for king • Egyptian picture writing • The belief in only one god • The sun god of the Egyptians • He led the Exodus out of Egypt. • Wedge-shaped writing from Sumer • One of the rivers of Mesopotamia • One of the rivers of Mesopotamia • The father of the religion of Judaism • ...
History Review 2025-08-19
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- epic of
- group sizes were typically _____, consisting of no larger than 50 people
- always moving
- king of ancient Egypt
- A crescent-shaped region of fertile land
- Massive step-pyramids used as temples for their gods
- the development of this ended the hunter-gatherer lifestyle
- arguably the most important discovery in history, great for cooking and keeping warm
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- land between rivers
- first major civilization
- last ruler of Egypt
- earliest known humans
- code of
- spearheads and early tools were made of this
- The world's first known writing system, developed on clay tablets
- largest river in the world
- series of rulers from the same family
- the euphrates and ______ river were essential for mesopotamia
18 Clues: epic of • code of • always moving • land between rivers • last ruler of Egypt • earliest known humans • king of ancient Egypt • first major civilization • largest river in the world • series of rulers from the same family • A crescent-shaped region of fertile land • spearheads and early tools were made of this • Massive step-pyramids used as temples for their gods • ...
word 2025-10-29
18 Clues: Law • Settle • Surplus • Artisan • Conflict • Merchant • Cuneiform • Stability • Irrigation • Mesopotamia • Civilization • language Empire • inequality Tax • revolution Ruler • Fertile Crescent • of labor Consolidation • and gathering Population • learning; collective knowledge Priest
Mesopotamia 2015-11-13
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- The right to rule
- A style of building
- A belief in many gods
- A group of traders traveling together on a long journey
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- a high, flat area of land
- a low, flat land formed from fine soil left behind by streams
- soil and tiny rocks carried or deposited on the land by floodwaters
- A city and the farmlands around it
- a river that flows into a larger river
- The governing system in which a king or a queen rules
10 Clues: The right to rule • A style of building • A belief in many gods • a high, flat area of land • A city and the farmlands around it • a river that flows into a larger river • The governing system in which a king or a queen rules • A group of traders traveling together on a long journey • a low, flat land formed from fine soil left behind by streams • ...
Mesopotamia 2020-09-24
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- wrote a famous code of laws
- one of the oldest written stories-"The Epic of_____"
- wedge shaped writing
- city of the Hanging Gardens
- "land between two rivers"
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- believing in many gods and goddesses
- a person who could read or write
- a tall tiered temple
- the first people to live in southern Mesopotamia
- the ruler of a city-state
10 Clues: a tall tiered temple • wedge shaped writing • the ruler of a city-state • "land between two rivers" • wrote a famous code of laws • city of the Hanging Gardens • a person who could read or write • believing in many gods and goddesses • the first people to live in southern Mesopotamia • one of the oldest written stories-"The Epic of_____"
MESOPOTAMIA 2024-05-28
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- FUE EL PRIMER PUEBLO EN USAR EL HIERRO
- LOS JARDINES COLGANTES ESTÁN RELACIONADOS CON EL PUEBLO DE
- ESCRITURA SUMERIA
- PUEBLO UBICADO EN LA BAJA MESOPOTAMIA
- HÉROE DE LA MITOLOGÍA SUMERIA QUE PLANTEABA LA ANGUSTIA DE LA MUERTE
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- FUE EL PRIMER GOBERNANTE EN IMPULSAR UN CÓDIGO PENAL
- LEY QUE NOS HABLA DE OJO POR OJO DIENTE POR DIENTE
- CAPITAL DEL PUEBLO ASIRIO
- FUE LA ESTRUCTURA DE MAYOR IMPORTANCIA EN MESOPOTAMIA.
- PAÍS DE ABRAHAM
10 Clues: PAÍS DE ABRAHAM • ESCRITURA SUMERIA • CAPITAL DEL PUEBLO ASIRIO • PUEBLO UBICADO EN LA BAJA MESOPOTAMIA • FUE EL PRIMER PUEBLO EN USAR EL HIERRO • LEY QUE NOS HABLA DE OJO POR OJO DIENTE POR DIENTE • FUE EL PRIMER GOBERNANTE EN IMPULSAR UN CÓDIGO PENAL • FUE LA ESTRUCTURA DE MAYOR IMPORTANCIA EN MESOPOTAMIA. • LOS JARDINES COLGANTES ESTÁN RELACIONADOS CON EL PUEBLO DE • ...
