mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles

Global 9 Unit 1 2023-09-28

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something that captures a moment in history, visually
a first hand account of an event (2 wds)
the old stone age
first ever metal used for tools and weapons
these include bridges, roads or walls (2 wds)
the oldest upright walking skeletal remains
"Stairway to Heaven"
a man made object left behind by a civilization
technological solution to invasion
the act of moving from place to place
he built the first ever empire
this led to the migration of humans to northern areas ( 2 wds)
when the __________ changed, early people moved to a new place
building material used by Mesopotamians because they lacked wood (2 wds)
city of Hammurabi
first domesticated animal
activity you engage in to get goods you need but don't have
the more successful food getters in early times
the type of government that existed after you conquered other territories

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type of government we have in the US
one source of water for Mesopotamia (2 wds)
first writing system created by man
the belief in many gods
an example of a secondary source
this was the deciding factor in Hammurabi's code regarding the equity of punishment (2 wds)
catastrophe faced by the people of Mesopotamia
the time period before the invention of writing
these people made clay vessels to hold water or grain
temporary shelters for early people
fabric created from sheep
problems that repeat throughout history and in many societies (2 wds)
the continent of human birth
the beginning of this event allowed people to settle down
the political unit of Mesopotamia (2 wds)
tool that helped increase farm output

35 Clues: the old stone age • city of Hammurabi • "Stairway to Heaven" • the belief in many gods • fabric created from sheep • first domesticated animal • the continent of human birth • he built the first ever empire • an example of a secondary source • technological solution to invasion • first writing system created by man • temporary shelters for early people • ...

Chapters 1-5 2026-01-13

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Crescent A curved region with rich soil where early farming began
One of the earliest systems of writing
An independent city with its own government and laws
The ruler of ancient Egypt
A natural event that could both help and harm early farmers
One of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
The people who built some of the world’s first cities
An ancient civilization that grew along a major river
A stepped temple tower built by the Sumerians

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Picture symbols used in Egyptian writing
Large stone tombs built for Egyptian kings
The river that made farming possible in Egypt
The second major river that helped early cities grow
The material used to make early writing tablets
A system for bringing water to crops
The land between two rivers where the first civilizations formed
Preserved bodies prepared for the afterlife

17 Clues: The ruler of ancient Egypt • A system for bringing water to crops • One of the earliest systems of writing • Picture symbols used in Egyptian writing • One of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia • Large stone tombs built for Egyptian kings • Preserved bodies prepared for the afterlife • The river that made farming possible in Egypt • ...

Mesopotamia Review 2023-09-20

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when a place starves for a period of time
a belief in many gods
the 6th king of Babylon and there most powerful and influential leader
one of the rivers that surrounds Mesopotamia

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the written language of Mesopotamia
an very well known ancient Mesopotamian ruler/conqueror
an area in the southern part of Mesopotamia that was known to be the first ever civilization

7 Clues: a belief in many gods • the written language of Mesopotamia • when a place starves for a period of time • one of the rivers that surrounds Mesopotamia • an very well known ancient Mesopotamian ruler/conqueror • the 6th king of Babylon and there most powerful and influential leader • ...

Mesopotamia/Egypt Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-10

Mesopotamia/Egypt Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Created The Hanging Gardens For His Wife.
A Kid Who Became The King Of Egypt At 8 Yrs Old.
Urban On The Inside And Rural On The Outside.
A Large Triangular Structure Used For Places To Put The Pharaohs In.
Rulers From The Same Family.
Was A Famous Ruler Of Akkad.
Different People Seperated Into Groups That Can Include Slaves And Priests.
A Long Story That Tells A Poem Example.

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A Temple Used For Gods And Rituals.
The First Empire For Ancient Mesopotamia.
The Longest River In Egypt.
The City-State That Included The Hanging Gardens.
An Mesopotamia Styled Writing Which Used Clay Tablets And A Stylus To Write.
Created The Code Of Laws For Babylon.
Someone Who Rules The Religion And Performs Rituals.

15 Clues: The Longest River In Egypt. • Rulers From The Same Family. • Was A Famous Ruler Of Akkad. • A Temple Used For Gods And Rituals. • Created The Code Of Laws For Babylon. • A Long Story That Tells A Poem Example. • Created The Hanging Gardens For His Wife. • The First Empire For Ancient Mesopotamia. • Urban On The Inside And Rural On The Outside. • ...

Final Crossword 4/21 2023-04-20

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math = zero
= flat plain between rivers
= reasonable assumptions
= court cases
= Han religion
= unwritten
Jewish text = Torah

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Code = know your punishment
states = specialization
= written
= reasonable punishment
= mild climate
Fables = moral lessons
= common currency
= choices in life

15 Clues: = written • math = zero • = unwritten • = court cases • = mild climate • = Han religion • = common currency • = choices in life • Jewish text = Torah • Fables = moral lessons • states = specialization • = reasonable punishment • = reasonable assumptions • Code = know your punishment • = flat plain between rivers

Final Crossword 4/14 2023-04-14

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math = zero
= flat plain between rivers
= reasonable assumptions
= court cases
= Han religion
= unwritten
Jewish text = Torah

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Code = know your punishment
states = specialization
= written
= reasonable punishment
= mild climate
Fables = moral lessons
= common currency
= choices in life

storia dell'arte 2023-01-07

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è uno spazio chiuso dove si dipingeva
offerte agli dei che raffigurano sovrani o sacerdoti in preghiera
fiume dell' ampia pianura della Mesopotamia
manufatti fatti di ceramica con grande varietà di forme e funzioni
edifici realizzati in mattoni di argilla nella città di Ziqqura

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luogo di culto e osservatorio astronomico presso Salisbury
tombe principalmente per il re
importante civiltà dell'antica Mesopotamia
cofanetto di legno ricoperto dalla pislazzuli e conchiglie
strumento o arma dell'età paleolitica
monumenti realizzati in grande dimensioni formati da pietre dell' età neolitica
vasi che contenevano gli organi del defunto

12 Clues: tombe principalmente per il re • è uno spazio chiuso dove si dipingeva • strumento o arma dell'età paleolitica • importante civiltà dell'antica Mesopotamia • vasi che contenevano gli organi del defunto • fiume dell' ampia pianura della Mesopotamia • luogo di culto e osservatorio astronomico presso Salisbury • cofanetto di legno ricoperto dalla pislazzuli e conchiglie • ...

Mesopotamian Empires 2023-11-02

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Assyria was best known for this type of strength
This water surrounding walls was a defense used by the Neo Babylonians
the Hanging ______ of the Neo Babylonians was a major achievement
This is what Mesopotamia was made of before empires
An eye for an ______ (Common in Babylonian law)
First leader of the Akkadian Empire

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This Babylonian king made a code of laws
Geographical feature Mesopotamians HAD to live by to survive
This empire conquered the Neo Babylonians
This was the first empire of Mesopotamia
What drawings and inscriptions were made on
Enslaved people and _____ could own property in Babylon

12 Clues: First leader of the Akkadian Empire • This Babylonian king made a code of laws • This was the first empire of Mesopotamia • This empire conquered the Neo Babylonians • What drawings and inscriptions were made on • An eye for an ______ (Common in Babylonian law) • Assyria was best known for this type of strength • This is what Mesopotamia was made of before empires • ...

Mesopotamia Quiz Prep 2025-10-21

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/ long poem that tells the deeds of a hero
/ Mesopotamian writing system
/ structure made to prevent flooding
/ main crop grown in Mesopotamia
/ The land between the rivers
/ a system that takes water from one place and sends it where it is needed.

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/ to prepare for long term storage
/ unable to read or write
/ a stepped pyramid shaped temple to honor a god or goddess
/ helped farmers till the soil and plant seeds faster
/ a human-made waterway
/ an advantage only to a specific group (Ex:90% of Mesopotamians couldn't read or write).

12 Clues: / a human-made waterway • / unable to read or write • / Mesopotamian writing system • / The land between the rivers • / main crop grown in Mesopotamia • / to prepare for long term storage • / structure made to prevent flooding • / long poem that tells the deeds of a hero • / helped farmers till the soil and plant seeds faster • ...

Spread of Civilization 2021-09-07

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Western river in India.
Eastern river in India.
The way; either correct or divine.
Main river in Egypt.
River in Palestine/Israel
Western river in Mesopotamia.
Upper class whose wealth is based on owning land and their power is passed down to following generations.
Administrative group that uses non-elected officials and regular procedures
Seasonal wind in southern Asia that blows in very heavy rains.
Written language invented by Indo-Europeans and used by the Aryans.
Simplified version of hieroglyphics used for business, records and daily life.

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Complex writing system that uses pictures and complicated symbols.
Southern river in China
Adapted to life with and to be used by humans.
Title for the king of Egypt, meaning "Great House".
Eastern river in Mesopotamia.
Northern river in China
Family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family.
Duty of family members to put their needs and wants secondary to the male head of the family's desires.

19 Clues: Main river in Egypt. • Southern river in China • Western river in India. • Eastern river in India. • Northern river in China • River in Palestine/Israel • Western river in Mesopotamia. • Eastern river in Mesopotamia. • The way; either correct or divine. • Adapted to life with and to be used by humans. • Title for the king of Egypt, meaning "Great House". • ...

Spread of Civilization 2021-09-07

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Western river in India.
Eastern river in India.
The way; either correct or divine.
Main river in Egypt.
River in Palestine/Israel
Western river in Mesopotamia.
Upper class whose wealth is based on owning land and their power is passed down to following generations.
Administrative group that uses non-elected officials and regular procedures
Seasonal wind in southern Asia that blows in very heavy rains.
Written language invented by Indo-Europeans and used by the Aryans.
Simplified version of hieroglyphics used for business, records and daily life.

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Complex writing system that uses pictures and complicated symbols.
Southern river in China
Adapted to life with and to be used by humans.
Title for the king of Egypt, meaning "Great House".
Eastern river in Mesopotamia.
Northern river in China
Family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family.
Duty of family members to put their needs and wants secondary to the male head of the family's desires.

Fertile Crescent and Sumer 2023-12-11

Fertile Crescent and Sumer crossword puzzle

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the science of building buildings
a way of controlling or supplying water
those tasked with writing everything down on clay tablets
man-made waterways
the land between the rivers
the fancy word for farming
the political, religious, cultural, and economic centers of civilization
the act of creating something for the first time, such as math, medicine, and science
a way of making wealth by exchanging goods

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the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent were the Tigris and (blank)
the belief in many different gods and goddesses
religious leaders, sometimes more powerful than the king
a large temple in the middle of every major city-state. Believed to be the home of the gods
civilization in southern Mesopotamia
long poems that tell the stories of heroes
the first major writing system invented
an organized society within a specific area
people in society were divided into one of these
a large area of rich farmland in the shape of a crescent

19 Clues: man-made waterways • the fancy word for farming • the land between the rivers • the science of building buildings • civilization in southern Mesopotamia • a way of controlling or supplying water • the first major writing system invented • long poems that tell the stories of heroes • a way of making wealth by exchanging goods • an organized society within a specific area • ...

Social Sudies 7A Central Asia Crossword 2024-03-15

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The narrow river that creates fertile land in the lower portion of Iraq
what month in 2018 were saudi arabian women allowed to drive?
the ___ Mountains are located in northern Iran near the Caspian Sea.
32-37% of Iraqis are _____ and live in the north
The kurds at their roots are ____
Called the birthplace of civilization
The city of __ was located by the Euphrates river
60-65% of Iraqis are ____ and live in the south
what made the country of Kuwait rich?
The central Asians travelled along the ____ road to get this item
in the 1500s, Mesopotamia became part of what empire?

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_____ is the poorest country in the Arabian Penninsula
iraqs capital is ______ (hint, ends with "dad")
the two branches of Islam are Shia and ____
The Arabian Penninsula, Iran, and Iraq all have this climate as the predominate one
____ and Iraq
What Orginization controls how much oil Saudi Arabia exports?
The Euphrates and the ____ river
Since the end of _____ rule, girls can attend school in Afghanistan.
what is the major religion in Central Asia

20 Clues: ____ and Iraq • The Euphrates and the ____ river • The kurds at their roots are ____ • Called the birthplace of civilization • what made the country of Kuwait rich? • what is the major religion in Central Asia • the two branches of Islam are Shia and ____ • iraqs capital is ______ (hint, ends with "dad") • 60-65% of Iraqis are ____ and live in the south • ...

The Fertile Crescent Section One 2013-12-08

The Fertile Crescent Section One crossword puzzle

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the plain that lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
One end of the Fertile crescent curves down to this body of water
fine,fertile soil
belief in many gods
the world's first civilization
when Epic of Gilgamesh was written
a mosaic that shows Sumerian leaders at a feast celebrating a military victory
system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols
pyramid shaped temples in Sumerian cities
an exchange of goods directly without money

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Name the present day county where Babylon was located.
reason writing developed in Sumerian cities
those who were supposedly chosen by gods and then ruled in Sumer
tool the Sumerians developed for plows to make planting easier
an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory
to bring water to crops
hero of epic poem written in 12 clay tablets
one of the mountain ranges that is in Mesopotamia
number of classes in the Sumerian society

19 Clues: fine,fertile soil • belief in many gods • to bring water to crops • the world's first civilization • when Epic of Gilgamesh was written • pyramid shaped temples in Sumerian cities • number of classes in the Sumerian society • reason writing developed in Sumerian cities • an exchange of goods directly without money • hero of epic poem written in 12 clay tablets • ...

Edad Antigua 2024-09-28

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Cultura que inventó alfabeto consonante de 22 caracteres
Civilización que prosperó gracias al rio Nilo.
Tipo de escritura de los egipcios
Sócrates, Platón y Aristóteles nacieron en este país
Civilización que surgió entre los ríos Tigris y Éufrates
Primer religión monoteísta
Civilización antigua surgida en el medio Oriente, conquistada por Alejandro Magno
Ciudad existente al día de hoy, donde nació el concepto de democracia
Religión monoteísta oficial del imperio romano desde tiempos del emperador Tiberio
Ostentaba toda la concentración del poder
Donde Se invento el papel, la pólvora, la seda y la brújula

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Tipo de escritura adoptada en Mesopotamia
Autor de la antigua Grecia, con obras como La Ilíada y la Odisea
Sector de la población que carecía de derechos
Tipo de religión que venera múltiples dioses
Código legal más antiguo conocido
Periodo previo a la invención de la escritura
Edad que termina cuando cae el imperio romano
Este imperio también tuvo una etapa en que fue república y monarquía

19 Clues: Primer religión monoteísta • Código legal más antiguo conocido • Tipo de escritura de los egipcios • Tipo de escritura adoptada en Mesopotamia • Ostentaba toda la concentración del poder • Tipo de religión que venera múltiples dioses • Periodo previo a la invención de la escritura • Edad que termina cuando cae el imperio romano • ...

TAMADUN AWAL DUNIA 2025-07-21

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Tamadun Mesir Purba menciptakan ___ dan dakwat hitam.
Di Tamadun Huang He, kuasa raja datang dari ___.
Tamadun Huang He menghasilkan ciptaan ___ dan peralatan daripada besi dan kayu.
Undang-undang pertama yang terkenal dari Tamadun Mesopotamia ialah Kod Undang-undang ___.
Tamadun Indus memperkenalkan ___ tahunan.
Di Tamadun Indus, mereka membina ___ mengikut grid yang tepat.
Raja Mesir Purba mempunyai pandangan ___ selepas mati.
Di Tamadun Indus, kajian oleh ahli arkeologi menunjukkan tiada kewujudan ___ beraja.
Tamadun Mesir Purba memperkenalkan ___ hari dalam setahun untuk kalendar tahunan.

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Tamadun Mesir Purba mahir dalam bidang ___ (ilmu angka).
Di Tamadun Mesir Purba, Raja digelar sebagai ___.
Di Tamadun Mesopotamia, negara diperintah oleh seorang ___.
Sistem pemerintahan Tamadun Huang He diasaskan kepada -
Di Tamadun Indus, pentadbiran diketuai oleh golongan ___.
Di Tamadun Huang He, masyarakat dicipta berdasarkan pembahagian -.
Tamadun Mesir Purba beranggapan raja bertanggungjawab mengekalkan kemakmuran ___ dan membentuk kestabilan tamadun.

16 Clues: Tamadun Indus memperkenalkan ___ tahunan. • Di Tamadun Huang He, kuasa raja datang dari ___. • Di Tamadun Mesir Purba, Raja digelar sebagai ___. • Tamadun Mesir Purba menciptakan ___ dan dakwat hitam. • Raja Mesir Purba mempunyai pandangan ___ selepas mati. • Sistem pemerintahan Tamadun Huang He diasaskan kepada - • ...

Unit 1 Review 2025-08-12

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Paper-like material used by ancient Egyptians
Region known as the "Cradle of Civilization"
Egyptian record stone listing kings and events
Early wedge-shaped writing system of Sumer
System that divides geography into five key concepts (abbrev.)
Process of adopting traits from another culture without losing one’s own
One of the Two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia
A city and the surrounding land it controls
A society with cities, government, and specialized workers

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First written legal code
Process of fully absorbing into a new culture
Movement of people, goods, and ideas
The belief that kings were chosen by the gods
Ancient Egyptian writer/recorder of information
Name of the fertile river valley in Africa called the "Cradle of Humankind" (3 words)
Egyptian river whose flooding provided fertile soil

16 Clues: First written legal code • Movement of people, goods, and ideas • Early wedge-shaped writing system of Sumer • A city and the surrounding land it controls • Region known as the "Cradle of Civilization" • Process of fully absorbing into a new culture • Paper-like material used by ancient Egyptians • The belief that kings were chosen by the gods • ...

Helena 2024-05-23

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what they created to take decisions
the earliest known writing was found on a ___ tablet
oldest civilization in mesopotamia
traders that traveled together

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one river in mesopotamia
sumerian people's religion
the system Sumerians developed in 3100 BC
what people shared in sumer

8 Clues: one river in mesopotamia • sumerian people's religion • what people shared in sumer • traders that traveled together • oldest civilization in mesopotamia • what they created to take decisions • the system Sumerians developed in 3100 BC • the earliest known writing was found on a ___ tablet

Mesopotamia 2023-10-10

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land management
A big Mesopotamian structure
Fancy writing in mesopotamia

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The surface between 2 bodys of water
Trading items for other goods
Someone who writes everything
Multiple laws in the Babylonian empire
"Many people in the Mesopotamian culture had _________ in their culture."

8 Clues: land management • A big Mesopotamian structure • Fancy writing in mesopotamia • Trading items for other goods • Someone who writes everything • The surface between 2 bodys of water • Multiple laws in the Babylonian empire • "Many people in the Mesopotamian culture had _________ in their culture."

I BABILONESI 2019-12-26

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LA SCRITTURA BABILONESE
DIO DELLA SCRITTURA E DELL SAGGEZZA
FURONO SCRITTE SU UNA STELE DI PIETRA
ABITARONO LA MESOPOTAMIA PRIMA DEI BABILONESI
CREÒ UN CODICE DI LEGGI
ERA LA DIVINITÀ A CUI È STATA DEDICATA UNA DELLE PORTE PRINCIPALI DELLA CTTÀ

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UNO DEI FIUMI DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
GIARDINI CHE SI TROVAVANO SUL TETTO DEL PALAZZO DEL RE
IL RE BABILONESE DURATE IL CUI REGNO VENNE COMPLETATA LA PORTA DI ISHTAR
INVENZIONE BABILONESE

10 Clues: INVENZIONE BABILONESE • LA SCRITTURA BABILONESE • CREÒ UN CODICE DI LEGGI • UNO DEI FIUMI DELLA MESOPOTAMIA • DIO DELLA SCRITTURA E DELL SAGGEZZA • FURONO SCRITTE SU UNA STELE DI PIETRA • ABITARONO LA MESOPOTAMIA PRIMA DEI BABILONESI • GIARDINI CHE SI TROVAVANO SUL TETTO DEL PALAZZO DEL RE • IL RE BABILONESE DURATE IL CUI REGNO VENNE COMPLETATA LA PORTA DI ISHTAR • ...

Life in the Cradle of Civilization 2025-09-25

Life in the Cradle of Civilization crossword puzzle

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Ancient writing system of wedge-shaped marks
of Hammurabi Legal code created by Babylonian king
Temple tower used for worship in Mesopotamia
Metal alloy used to make stronger tools
Tool used to write on clay tablets

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Belief system involving many gods
System used to bring water to crops
Crescent Region known for rich soil and early farming
Independent urban center with its own ruler
Early civilization between two rivers

10 Clues: Belief system involving many gods • Tool used to write on clay tablets • System used to bring water to crops • Early civilization between two rivers • Metal alloy used to make stronger tools • Independent urban center with its own ruler • Ancient writing system of wedge-shaped marks • Temple tower used for worship in Mesopotamia • ...

WH: Standard 1 Study Guide 2015-01-09

WH: Standard 1 Study Guide crossword puzzle

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a series of rulers all from the same family
the belief that pharaohs had divinity
the region that is the size of Massachusetts and was the first civilization
the spreading of ideas, religion and products from one place to another
a political unit that functions as and independent country
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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an epic tale of the legendary king of Mesopotamia
the belief in many gods
an Egyptian writing system that used papyrus
a process of Egyptian belief in the afterlife
Ancient Egypt was protected by these natural barriers
pyramids of Egypt functioned as a resting place for pharaohs
uniting several nations of formerly independent states under one ruler
creator of the world's first empire

14 Clues: the belief in many gods • creator of the world's first empire • the belief that pharaohs had divinity • a series of rulers all from the same family • an Egyptian writing system that used papyrus • a process of Egyptian belief in the afterlife • the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • an epic tale of the legendary king of Mesopotamia • ...

Ancient Israelite 2026-03-26

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Leader of the Israelites in Mesopotamia
A Giant who was killed by an Israelite Shephard
The location that the Israelites were enslaved at
Land Place given to the Israelites to call their own and live on
The area where the Israelites were originally from
First king of the Israelites
Born in Egypt and lead the Israelites out of slavery
Wise sayings found in religious books

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Part of the Hebrew Bible that lists out Jewish laws
King chosen to replace the first king. He was famous for slaying a Giant
Type of religion that worships one god
Time when Israelites escaped slavery
Holiday to remember Exodus
Israelite king who was famous for his wise sayings

14 Clues: Holiday to remember Exodus • First king of the Israelites • Time when Israelites escaped slavery • Wise sayings found in religious books • Type of religion that worships one god • Leader of the Israelites in Mesopotamia • A Giant who was killed by an Israelite Shephard • The location that the Israelites were enslaved at • Israelite king who was famous for his wise sayings • ...

The First Empires 2025-10-08

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it's beginning was in about 500 B.C.E.
a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules.
built one of the world's first library's.
are in areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
Empire began about 1000 years ago.
he conquered cities controlled by the Amorites

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they are rivers on the outer parts of Mesopotamia.
They introduced a standard of weights and measures.
a broad geographic area.
developed in northern Mesopotamia.

10 Clues: a broad geographic area. • developed in northern Mesopotamia. • Empire began about 1000 years ago. • it's beginning was in about 500 B.C.E. • are in areas of the Arabian Peninsula. • built one of the world's first library's. • he conquered cities controlled by the Amorites • they are rivers on the outer parts of Mesopotamia. • ...

Final Review Crossword 4/4 2023-04-04

Final Review Crossword 4/4 crossword puzzle

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math = zero
= flat plain between rivers
= reasonable assumptions
= court cases
= Han religion
= unwritten
Jewish text = Torah

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Code = know your punishment
states = specialization
= written
= reasonable punishment
= mild climate
Fables = moral lessons
= common currency
= choices in life

Topic 2 Lesson 4+5 2024-09-12

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a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
something that stands in the way
The world's oldest known story, The Epic of ___________.
an uneven repetition of sound and words
catch or accuse

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hug with the arms around
a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
The different city-states and _______ of Mesopotamia shared many cultural characteristics.
a broad geographic area
a forced payment made to a ruler (as a sign of submission)
Beginning around 1792 B.C.E the Babylonian king, ________, conquered cities controlled by the Amorties to the north and south.
The army of ______ was well trained and disciplined.
Under ____'s rule, the cultures of Akkad and Sumer mixed.
The kingdom of _____ developed in northern Mesopotamia.
chopped or cut

15 Clues: chopped or cut • catch or accuse • a broad geographic area • hug with the arms around • something that stands in the way • an uneven repetition of sound and words • The army of ______ was well trained and disciplined. • The kingdom of _____ developed in northern Mesopotamia. • a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules • ...

old name cntries 2022-06-15

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Siam
Zaire
Upper Volta
Southern Rhodesia
Mesopotamia
Northern Rhodesia
Persia

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Abyssinia
South-West Africa
Ceylon
Tanganyika and Zanzibar

11 Clues: Siam • Zaire • Ceylon • Persia • Abyssinia • Upper Volta • Mesopotamia • South-West Africa • Southern Rhodesia • Northern Rhodesia • Tanganyika and Zanzibar

CRUCIGRAMA DE LA CLASE 2021-06-01

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del viento.
que recibía el gobernador de las cuidades estado de sumeria.
acadio que creo el primer gran imperio de la historia.
cuidad de sumeria. Situada cerca de Endú y de desembocadura del Éufrates.
de Mesopotamia.

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creado por un pueblo guerrero de la alta Mesopotamia.
del amor, la fecundidad y la guerra.
mesopotámico, elaborado en pirámide escalonada.
alcohólica, elaborada con cereales.
que recibe la escritura sumeria.

10 Clues: del viento. • de Mesopotamia. • que recibe la escritura sumeria. • alcohólica, elaborada con cereales. • del amor, la fecundidad y la guerra. • mesopotámico, elaborado en pirámide escalonada. • creado por un pueblo guerrero de la alta Mesopotamia. • acadio que creo el primer gran imperio de la historia. • que recibía el gobernador de las cuidades estado de sumeria. • ...

The Mesopotamia Monitor Fun 2021-11-01

The Mesopotamia Monitor Fun crossword puzzle

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A place where there is learning, a formed goverment, and reiligons.
A place of many lands that have been conquered.
More than you need.
Land bwetween rivers.

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The beleif in more than one god.
An ancient writing in Mesopotamia.
A temple to the gods usually 7 stories high.
An independent city.
A person that writes imortantdocuments mostly for the king.

9 Clues: More than you need. • An independent city. • Land bwetween rivers. • The beleif in more than one god. • An ancient writing in Mesopotamia. • A temple to the gods usually 7 stories high. • A place of many lands that have been conquered. • A person that writes imortantdocuments mostly for the king. • A place where there is learning, a formed goverment, and reiligons.

CRUCIGRAMA DE LA CLASE 2021-06-01

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que recibía el gobernador de las cuidades estado de sumeria.
creado por un pueblo guerrero de la alta Mesopotamia.
del viento.
acadio que creo el primer gran imperio de la historia.
cuidad de sumeria. Situada cerca de Endú y de desembocadura del Éufrates.

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alcohólica, elaborada con cereales.
que recibe la escritura sumeria.
del amor, la fecundidad y la guerra.
de Mesopotamia.
mesopotámico, elaborado en pirámide escalonada.

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

8 Clues: agreement between nations partnership • person skilled at making things by hand • sympathy the beliefs and practices of others • a governor of a province in the persian empier • a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states • things both cultural technological from the past • a group of different lands governed by one ruler • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-12-19

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Triangle shaped writing.
To trade without the use of money. Ziggurat A temple built for their god.
An area between two rivers.
The moving of water from one another to another
is the belief in more than one god. Scribe professional writers.

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A round object used in early vehicles.
A curved region with fertile soil in the middle east.
Independent state with its own Government.

8 Clues: Triangle shaped writing. • An area between two rivers. • A round object used in early vehicles. • Independent state with its own Government. • The moving of water from one another to another • A curved region with fertile soil in the middle east. • is the belief in more than one god. Scribe professional writers. • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-09-30

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a society controlled by men
the first written language
a set of 282 harsh laws
an area in the Middle East with good land
the belief in many gods

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ancient temple
a government ruled by religious figures
first story ever recorded

8 Clues: ancient temple • a set of 282 harsh laws • the belief in many gods • first story ever recorded • the first written language • a society controlled by men • a government ruled by religious figures • an area in the Middle East with good land

Mesopotamia 2022-09-30

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a society controlled by men
The first ever story recorded
belief in many gods
a government ruled by religous figures in the name of gods
ancient temple

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the first writing
282 harsh laws.
land where civilization began

8 Clues: ancient temple • 282 harsh laws. • the first writing • belief in many gods • a society controlled by men • land where civilization began • The first ever story recorded • a government ruled by religous figures in the name of gods

Mesopotamia 2022-10-18

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Babylonian god
irrigation system
conquered Canaan
capital city of Akkad
writing system

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Code of laws
show off military victories
first king ever in Akkad

8 Clues: Code of laws • Babylonian god • writing system • conquered Canaan • irrigation system • capital city of Akkad • first king ever in Akkad • show off military victories

Mesopotamia 2021-10-04

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series of rulers from a single family
when the Babylonian empire reached its peak
ditches that carried river water to their fields to produce surplus of crops
nations and states under control of one leader
city and surrounding land controlled to form a government

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belief in many gods
regions with curved shape and rich lands
thick bed of mud

8 Clues: thick bed of mud • belief in many gods • series of rulers from a single family • regions with curved shape and rich lands • when the Babylonian empire reached its peak • nations and states under control of one leader • city and surrounding land controlled to form a government • ditches that carried river water to their fields to produce surplus of crops

Mesopotamia 2015-01-21

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Even if Bruno is being a real pain, Gretel should still not _______ with him.
These men have a powerful role in Mesopotamia. They are the only people who can go in a ziggurat
If people want to sent water a far distance, one option would be to build ______.
This action will make sure that crops grow, even if it doesn't rain.
A written language that has symbols with wedge/ triangle shapes.

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A musical instrument with strings used in many places in the world but also in Mesopotamia
If a group of people don't have a written language, we could say that group is not a what?
Early Humans did have this.

8 Clues: Early Humans did have this. • A written language that has symbols with wedge/ triangle shapes. • This action will make sure that crops grow, even if it doesn't rain. • Even if Bruno is being a real pain, Gretel should still not _______ with him. • If people want to sent water a far distance, one option would be to build ______. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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trading
able to read and write
big brick with writing on it
many gods
land in water

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big plot of land with food
like cursive
brick pyramid

8 Clues: trading • many gods • like cursive • brick pyramid • land in water • able to read and write • big plot of land with food • big brick with writing on it

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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This river was from west asia and Tigris
This is laws on a piece of paper that the gods make

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Something that provides food and tools to help poor
This is rocords and awards people have acomplished
there are threes types of this word Animism, Pantheism, Henotheism
This is used for an honor of the gods.
Lines that are not words
This is when two people trade

8 Clues: Lines that are not words • This is when two people trade • This is used for an honor of the gods. • This river was from west asia and Tigris • This is rocords and awards people have acomplished • Something that provides food and tools to help poor • This is laws on a piece of paper that the gods make • there are threes types of this word Animism, Pantheism, Henotheism

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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a set of laws
worshiping many gods
brick shaped pyramid
another word for trading

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a job where the person write
the land between two rivers
curved lines
farming

8 Clues: farming • curved lines • a set of laws • worshiping many gods • brick shaped pyramid • another word for trading • the land between two rivers • a job where the person write

Mesopotamia 2023-09-25

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El gobierno esta compuesto de solamente hombres
Tipo de escritura antigua
Viajar en grupo de mercadores

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Regar las plantas con sistema
Creencia que hay mas que un dios en el mundo
Gente muy educados que copean documentos
Tierra fértil
Los templos de los de Mesopotamia eran como pirámides.

8 Clues: Tierra fértil • Tipo de escritura antigua • Regar las plantas con sistema • Viajar en grupo de mercadores • Gente muy educados que copean documentos • Creencia que hay mas que un dios en el mundo • El gobierno esta compuesto de solamente hombres • Los templos de los de Mesopotamia eran como pirámides.

Mesopotamia 2023-10-02

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In which city were the famous Hanging Gardens located?
The Assyrians had a military advantage because they used weapons made from which metal?
Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and _____ rivers.

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The Epic of _____ is the world's oldest written story.
Which Babylonian king created a famous code of laws?
Sumer and other Mesopotamian civilizations used wedge-shaped writing called _____.
The Phoenicians were famous for developing a unique dye in which color?
Mesopotamia means "land between the _____".

8 Clues: Mesopotamia means "land between the _____". • Which Babylonian king created a famous code of laws? • The Epic of _____ is the world's oldest written story. • In which city were the famous Hanging Gardens located? • Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and _____ rivers. • The Phoenicians were famous for developing a unique dye in which color? • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-11-06

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- Sistema religioso com adoração de múltiplos deuses, comum na Mesopotâmia, onde cada deus representava um aspecto natural ou da vida.
- Unidades políticas independentes, governadas por reis que acumulavam funções políticas e religiosas na Mesopotâmia.

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Fértil - Região do Oriente Médio, entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates, conhecida por suas terras férteis, onde surgiram as primeiras civilizações.
Templos em forma de pirâmide, construídos em degraus, utilizados para rituais religiosos e como símbolo da ligação entre o mundo terrestre e o divino.
- Sistema de governo onde a autoridade política é legitimada pela religião; na Mesopotâmia, os reis eram considerados representantes dos deuses.
de Hamurábi- Conjunto de leis criado pelo rei Hamurábi da Babilônia, um dos mais antigos códigos legais que unia justiça e religião.
Social - Estrutura social estratificada da Mesopotâmia, com o rei e sacerdotes no topo e os escravos na base, reforçando o controle e a divisão de papéis.
- Profissionais responsáveis por escrever e documentar em cuneiforme, registrando desde transações comerciais até leis e textos religiosos.

8 Clues: - Unidades políticas independentes, governadas por reis que acumulavam funções políticas e religiosas na Mesopotâmia. • de Hamurábi- Conjunto de leis criado pelo rei Hamurábi da Babilônia, um dos mais antigos códigos legais que unia justiça e religião. • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-11-14

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slow moving river
King of Uruk
fast moving river
code laws

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round circular object
helps water plants
tells time
domesticated animals

8 Clues: tells time • code laws • King of Uruk • slow moving river • fast moving river • helps water plants • domesticated animals • round circular object

Wood$ Study Guide 2019-10-09

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The first Egyptian Pharaoh that united Upper & Lower Egypt
The major religion that began in the Indus Valley
The belief in only one God
China's first ruling family
Geometry and the Calendar came out of this ancient civilization
List of 282 written laws in ancient Babylonia

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First Civilization known to mankind located in the Mesopotamia
The belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn
Written language of the Egyptian Civilization
The belief that one's race is superior to another
Modern day Middle East was formerly known as this

11 Clues: The belief in only one God • China's first ruling family • Written language of the Egyptian Civilization • List of 282 written laws in ancient Babylonia • The major religion that began in the Indus Valley • The belief that one's race is superior to another • Modern day Middle East was formerly known as this • The belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn • ...

Chapter 4 Mesopotamia 2023-10-25

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a wealthy, advanced city in the Chaldean Empire (like an ancient Dubai)
a city that is completely independent
led the people in a revolt to overthrow the Assyrian Empire
developed the first set of written laws and led the Babylonian Empire
known for their brutal, powerful military. Has provinces like the USA

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son of the Chaldean king
a holy place where worship and even human sacrifice occurs
the belief in many Gods
known as the cradle of civilization
writing system created in ancient Mesopotamia
the world's first major empire

11 Clues: the belief in many Gods • son of the Chaldean king • the world's first major empire • known as the cradle of civilization • a city that is completely independent • writing system created in ancient Mesopotamia • a holy place where worship and even human sacrifice occurs • led the people in a revolt to overthrow the Assyrian Empire • ...

Social studies 8A review 2022-01-26

Social studies 8A review crossword puzzle

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obeying many gods
pictures that are examples of primary sources
sources something that was made by a human to describe the ancient time while he was not there
gatherers the first people to settle in Mesopotamia
the first writing system

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southern Mesopotamians that wrote the first piece of literature (the epic tale of Gilgamesh)
something old
an ancient place that is now home to turkey,iraq,surya,Kuwait
anything that survived the ancient times
seals they were used to sign documents
a society that likes to stay in the same place

11 Clues: something old • obeying many gods • the first writing system • seals they were used to sign documents • anything that survived the ancient times • pictures that are examples of primary sources • a society that likes to stay in the same place • gatherers the first people to settle in Mesopotamia • an ancient place that is now home to turkey,iraq,surya,Kuwait • ...

Ancient civilization 2016-04-26

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shape
king
region
ancient civilization
shortage of water
belief
system of writing
weapon
monarch
unity
vast
era
weather
aid
river
gun

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river
study
river
soil
culture
ancient
rules
land
decline
benefit
vanish
contamination
extend
starvation
desease
commerce
ruler
atomic
tale
harmful
rule

37 Clues: era • aid • gun • king • soil • land • vast • tale • rule • river • study • river • shape • rules • ruler • unity • river • region • vanish • belief • weapon • extend • atomic • culture • ancient • decline • benefit • desease • monarch • weather • harmful • commerce • starvation • contamination • shortage of water • system of writing • ancient civilization

Mesopotamia 2023-02-28

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The ______ were mostly Zoroastrians.
When did the Babylonians come to power.
What was the point of the Zororastrian religion?

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The code of Hammurabi had ______ laws.
The _____ created the first locks.
The Zoroastrian religion was founded by _______.
The Tigris and ____ rivers played a part in the growth in mesopotamia.
The Persians had _____ capital cities.

8 Clues: The _____ created the first locks. • The ______ were mostly Zoroastrians. • The code of Hammurabi had ______ laws. • The Persians had _____ capital cities. • When did the Babylonians come to power. • The Zoroastrian religion was founded by _______. • What was the point of the Zororastrian religion? • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-02-28

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What were the people called in Babylon?
What were most Persians called?
Who created four large regional capital cities to help control the government?

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The Assyians army was the first to be equipped with what?
Who was the most powerful region?
Who was the greatest ruler of the first Babylonian dynasty?
Who lived close to Mesopotamia near the Persian Gulf.
miles. Relay stations were located about every?

8 Clues: What were most Persians called? • Who was the most powerful region? • What were the people called in Babylon? • miles. Relay stations were located about every? • Who lived close to Mesopotamia near the Persian Gulf. • The Assyians army was the first to be equipped with what? • Who was the greatest ruler of the first Babylonian dynasty? • ...

mesopotamia 2023-10-20

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The land between two rivers.
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
Code a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire

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a system of writing using curved lines.
farming
worship of many gods or deities
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
Someone able to read and write. Their job is to keep records.

8 Clues: farming • The land between two rivers. • worship of many gods or deities • a system of writing using curved lines. • brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple • Someone able to read and write. Their job is to keep records. • Code a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire • trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money

Mesopotamia 2023-10-14

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Code First written down set of laws
Raising animals or livestock
The land between two rivers
I give you candy, you give me candy

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Writing with symbols and curved lines
I believe that homework should be banned
Mesopotamian temple
I'm writing a documentary on dogs

8 Clues: Mesopotamian temple • The land between two rivers • Raising animals or livestock • I'm writing a documentary on dogs • Code First written down set of laws • I give you candy, you give me candy • Writing with symbols and curved lines • I believe that homework should be banned

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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a land island
babylonian laws

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crop growing
reader and writter
basically church
brick temple
curved writing
to trade

8 Clues: to trade • crop growing • brick temple • a land island • curved writing • babylonian laws • basically church • reader and writter

Mesopotamia 2023-10-18

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Bridge carrying water
cart pulled by horses
2-D sculpture
Something that makes life easy

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Temple tower
written language
exchange of goods
Upside down u shaped structure

8 Clues: Temple tower • 2-D sculpture • written language • exchange of goods • Bridge carrying water • cart pulled by horses • Upside down u shaped structure • Something that makes life easy

Mesopotamia 2024-01-23

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one of the earliest written languages, consisting of wedge-shaped marks and lines. It was initially developed in ancient Mesopotamia to track goods like grain and cattle.
an independent state made up of a city and the land around it
a river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Tigris River
A poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature

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An area in the Middle and Near East centered around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a pyramidal tower in ancient Mesopotamia. It had terraces and steps outside and sometimes a temple on the top
king of ancient Babylonia from 1792 to 1750 BCE. He was famous for his "code" of strict laws
a river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River

8 Clues: a river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River • an independent state made up of a city and the land around it • a river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Tigris River • An area in the Middle and Near East centered around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • A poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature • ...

MESOPOTAMIA 2024-12-04

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sumerian invention and school subject
the most important person in the society
a huge construction like a pyramid
the first civilization
it is round in a chariot

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the land of sumer
the name of a river
at the top of temple
the name of a river

9 Clues: the land of sumer • the name of a river • the name of a river • at the top of temple • the first civilization • it is round in a chariot • a huge construction like a pyramid • sumerian invention and school subject • the most important person in the society

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

MESOPOTAMIA 2025-11-12

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an extra amount of something
a word that means farming
a person that writes things for other people

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a ancient land
a famous ruler who created laws
a person with power like a king
a temple to honer the gods
an early form of writing

8 Clues: a ancient land • an early form of writing • a word that means farming • a temple to honer the gods • an extra amount of something • a famous ruler who created laws • a person with power like a king • a person that writes things for other people

Mesopotamia 2025-09-09

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Large territory of many city-states
Early writing system
Belief in many gods
Taming plants and animals
Stepped temple in Mesopotamia

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Laws carved on stone pillar
System of watering crops
A city and land ruled independently

8 Clues: Belief in many gods • Early writing system • System of watering crops • Taming plants and animals • Laws carved on stone pillar • Stepped temple in Mesopotamia • Large territory of many city-states • A city and land ruled independently

Mesopotamia Newsletter Crossword 2022-01-06

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wrote a famous set of laws
one of the oldest written stories, Epic of ?
located in present-day Iraq and means "land between the rivers"
a tall, tiered temple
a person who could read and write

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wedge-shaped writing
believing in many gods or goddesses
city with the famous hanging gardens
the first people to live in southern Mesopotamia

9 Clues: wedge-shaped writing • a tall, tiered temple • wrote a famous set of laws • a person who could read and write • believing in many gods or goddesses • city with the famous hanging gardens • one of the oldest written stories, Epic of ? • the first people to live in southern Mesopotamia • located in present-day Iraq and means "land between the rivers"

TAMADUN MESOPOTAMIA 2022-08-17

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Binaan rumah ibadat berbentuk piramid dipanggil
Kawasan subur yang luas dalam oasis ini dipanggil _________ sabit subur
Kerajaan terakhir yang runtuh pada tahun 539SM
Orang Sumeria menjalankan kegiatan ______ dan membina sistem pengairan

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Peningkatan teknologi merupakan _____utama kerajaan Sumer
Dinding besar dibina mengelilingi setiap bandar sebagai _________
merupakan kerajaan terawal bermula tahun 3500SM
Mesopotamia bermaksud ________ diantara dua sungai
Sungai penting kepada masyarakat tamadun awal untuk membekalkan _______________ untuk pertanian
Lokasi tamadun mesopotamia terletak diantara sungai _____________ dan sungai Eupharates

10 Clues: Kerajaan terakhir yang runtuh pada tahun 539SM • merupakan kerajaan terawal bermula tahun 3500SM • Binaan rumah ibadat berbentuk piramid dipanggil • Mesopotamia bermaksud ________ diantara dua sungai • Peningkatan teknologi merupakan _____utama kerajaan Sumer • Dinding besar dibina mengelilingi setiap bandar sebagai _________ • ...

Mesopotamia- Crossword Review 2022-09-24

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First writing system
System of dams and canals for watering crops
A river located in Mesopotamia
A river located in Mesopotamia
Belief in many gods/goddesses

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Type of government in which a king rules
Tool used to break up soil to plant seeds
Place of worship in the center of the city
One of the most important Sumerian inventions
The continent where Mesopotamia is located

10 Clues: First writing system • Belief in many gods/goddesses • A river located in Mesopotamia • A river located in Mesopotamia • Type of government in which a king rules • Tool used to break up soil to plant seeds • Place of worship in the center of the city • The continent where Mesopotamia is located • System of dams and canals for watering crops • ...

The Mesopotamia Monitor Fun 2021-11-01

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A place where there is learning, a formed goverment, and reiligons.
A place of many lands that have been conquered.
More than you need.
Land bwetween rivers.

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The beleif in more than one god.
An ancient writing in Mesopotamia.
A temple to the gods usually 7 stories high.
An independent city.
A person that writes imortantdocuments mostly for the king.

Mesopotamia 2021-10-04

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when the Babylonian empire reached its peak
ditches that carried river water to their fields to produce surplus of crops
belief in many gods

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thick bed of mud
city and surrounding land controlled to form a government
series of rulers from a single family
Regions with curved shape and rich lands
nations and states under control of one leader

8 Clues: thick bed of mud • belief in many gods • series of rulers from a single family • Regions with curved shape and rich lands • when the Babylonian empire reached its peak • nations and states under control of one leader • city and surrounding land controlled to form a government • ditches that carried river water to their fields to produce surplus of crops

Mesopotamia 2022-11-06

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The Greeks created this thanks to Babylonian astronomers
Mesopotamia means Land Between Two __________
The first form of writing
Mesopotamia once was unified under this empire
The days of the week were named after them

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The world's first collection of rules created by a Babylonian king is called: Code of ____________
A temple at the center of each city
A king who conquered Babylon in 539BC

8 Clues: The first form of writing • A temple at the center of each city • A king who conquered Babylon in 539BC • The days of the week were named after them • Mesopotamia means Land Between Two __________ • Mesopotamia once was unified under this empire • The Greeks created this thanks to Babylonian astronomers • ...

mesopotamia 2022-11-02

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invention to decrease flooding
someone who writes for other people
writing used in Mesopotamia
fast moving river

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a way of life
first emperor
invention used to help farming
ruler of Babylonian

8 Clues: a way of life • first emperor • fast moving river • ruler of Babylonian • writing used in Mesopotamia • invention to decrease flooding • invention used to help farming • someone who writes for other people

Mesopotamia 2022-10-10

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brick
farming
trading
land

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babylonian
worship
records
lines

8 Clues: land • brick • lines • worship • records • farming • trading • babylonian

Mesopotamia 2023-11-08

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King in Sumer
First military ruler
Moves things around in the fields
A big mud temple in the middle of a town

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Moves water
King of Babylon
Land between the rivers
Tells the days, months, and weeks

8 Clues: Moves water • King in Sumer • King of Babylon • First military ruler • Land between the rivers • Tells the days, months, and weeks • Moves things around in the fields • A big mud temple in the middle of a town

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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Practiced by Hinduism
A goverment document
Practiced by Egyptians

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Developed by Sumerians
Built by Sumerians
Between Euphrates and Tigris
Someone with two skills
Giving and getting

8 Clues: Built by Sumerians • Giving and getting • A goverment document • Practiced by Hinduism • Developed by Sumerians • Practiced by Egyptians • Someone with two skills • Between Euphrates and Tigris

Mesopotamia 2020-10-26

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To supply with water
the Region od the southeast asia
A central city surronding areas
A area of land that stretches from the southeast coast

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Tample tower
A person who keeps records
Composed of or written
A skilled worker

8 Clues: Tample tower • A skilled worker • To supply with water • Composed of or written • A person who keeps records • A central city surronding areas • the Region od the southeast asia • A area of land that stretches from the southeast coast

Mesopotamia 2023-02-28

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The Sumerians build pyramid-like towers called _____________.
Sumerian writing changed from _____________ to symbols.

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Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and _____________ rivers.
Sumerian kings claimed to rule by “_____________ right.”
Sumerian _____________ each had their own ruler and government.
The earliest peoples who settled in the Mesopotamia region were called _____________.
Sumerian nobles owned farms that were taken care of by tenants and _____________.
Mesopotamian schools were run by _____________.

8 Clues: Mesopotamian schools were run by _____________. • Sumerian writing changed from _____________ to symbols. • Sumerian kings claimed to rule by “_____________ right.” • The Sumerians build pyramid-like towers called _____________. • Sumerian _____________ each had their own ruler and government. • Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and _____________ rivers. • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

mesopotamia 2024-11-26

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Social- Estrutura social estratificada da Mesopotâmia, com o rei e sacerdotes no topo e os escravos na base, reforçando o controle e a divisão de papéis
Profissionais responsáveis por escrever e documentar em cuneiforme, registrando desde transações comerciais até leis e textos religiosos.
Sistema de governo onde a autoridade política é legitimada pela religião; na Mesopotâmia, os reis eram considerados representantes dos deuses.
Sistema religioso com adoração de múltiplos deuses, comum na Mesopotâmia, onde cada deus representava um aspecto natural ou da vida.
Um dos mais antigos códigos legais que unia justiça e religião.

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Templos em forma de pirâmide, construídos em degraus, utilizados para rituais religiosos e como símbolo da ligação entre o mundo terrestre e o divino.
Fértil- Região do Oriente Médio, entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates, conhecida por suas terras férteis.
Unidades políticas independentes, governadas por reis que acumulavam funções políticas e religiosas na Mesopotâmia.

8 Clues: Um dos mais antigos códigos legais que unia justiça e religião. • Fértil- Região do Oriente Médio, entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates, conhecida por suas terras férteis. • Unidades políticas independentes, governadas por reis que acumulavam funções políticas e religiosas na Mesopotâmia. • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-09-16

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A land in South West Asia that provided good farming and was shaped like a crescent
A city and its land that it controls
The plain region of the fertile crescent between the Tirgis and the Euphrates Rivers
The ruler who established the code of Hammurabi, a set of rules that everyone followed in mesopotamia

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The process in which a new idea or product spreads from 1 culture to another
A bringing together of several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under 1 person's rule
The belief in more than one god
A series of rulers from a single family

8 Clues: The belief in more than one god • A city and its land that it controls • A series of rulers from a single family • The process in which a new idea or product spreads from 1 culture to another • A land in South West Asia that provided good farming and was shaped like a crescent • The plain region of the fertile crescent between the Tirgis and the Euphrates Rivers • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-09-10

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The belief in more than one god
A pyramid with a temple at the top
A group of merchants and their camels traveling together for safety
The ancient writing system of the Mesopotamians

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A society that is ruled by men
A system that brings water to dry areas
Soil that is fertile for planting
Someone who writes documents for a living

8 Clues: A society that is ruled by men • The belief in more than one god • Soil that is fertile for planting • A pyramid with a temple at the top • A system that brings water to dry areas • Someone who writes documents for a living • The ancient writing system of the Mesopotamians • A group of merchants and their camels traveling together for safety

Phoenician Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-07

Phoenician Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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A trade object used to build ships,ect.
The writing they invented
The Phoenicians main port

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The land between two rivers
A major thing they traded for(not timber)
The fifth group we learned about
They did this by traveling Mesopotamia
What they traded in Greece

8 Clues: The writing they invented • The Phoenicians main port • What they traded in Greece • The land between two rivers • The fifth group we learned about • They did this by traveling Mesopotamia • A trade object used to build ships,ect. • A major thing they traded for(not timber)

Caden's Crossword 2023-01-16

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Grouping of people in to a hierarchy.
High gov. officials and ____ are in Mesopotamia high class.
The shape that depicts societies.

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The middle class in China.
Egyptians that can read and write.
Highest social class in the Chinese society.
Lowest class in Mesopotamia.
Rulers in ancient Egypt.

8 Clues: Rulers in ancient Egypt. • The middle class in China. • Lowest class in Mesopotamia. • The shape that depicts societies. • Egyptians that can read and write. • Grouping of people in to a hierarchy. • Highest social class in the Chinese society. • High gov. officials and ____ are in Mesopotamia high class.

Mesopotamia 2021-10-14

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a government ruled by religious figu
the first ever recorded story
farming and ranching for food
the belief of many gods

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the first written language
where civilization began
an old set of 282 harsh laws
a Mesopotamian temple

8 Clues: a Mesopotamian temple • the belief of many gods • where civilization began • the first written language • an old set of 282 harsh laws • the first ever recorded story • farming and ranching for food • a government ruled by religious figu

Mesopotamia 2022-03-04

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an advanced society with complex social, cultural and political systems.
people specializing in other jobs.
(farming) cultivation of plants and animals for food and other uses.
an area between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.

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sumerian writing with wedge-shaped marks and lines.
farming technique used to control flooding.
temple that were like massive pyramids made of terraces linked by ramps and stairs.
one of the oldest civilizations in history.

8 Clues: people specializing in other jobs. • farming technique used to control flooding. • one of the oldest civilizations in history. • sumerian writing with wedge-shaped marks and lines. • an area between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. • (farming) cultivation of plants and animals for food and other uses. • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-10-04

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the belief in many gods
a government ruled by religious figures in the name of gods
the first ever recorded story about King Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia
the first written language from Mesopotamia
a temple in the center of every city-state

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a society controlled by men, or a society that favors men. Women have very few privileges or rights.
a set of 282 harsh laws, the oldest written down
an area in the Middle East with good land and fresh water where the first civilization started

8 Clues: the belief in many gods • a temple in the center of every city-state • the first written language from Mesopotamia • a set of 282 harsh laws, the oldest written down • a government ruled by religious figures in the name of gods • the first ever recorded story about King Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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things both cultural technological from the past
agreement between nations partnership
sympathy the beliefs and practices of others
a governor of a province in the persian empier

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a pyramid shaped temple in sunerian city states
a group of different lands governed by one ruler
person skilled at making things by hand
material a substance from which other things are made

Mesopotamia 2022-12-12

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class is an order based on power and wealth
a religious ceremony
the erliest form of writting
Protection tex

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skilled at making things by hand
A huge pyramid-shaped temple
lack of crops of food causing
A group of different lands

8 Clues: Protection tex • a religious ceremony • A group of different lands • A huge pyramid-shaped temple • the erliest form of writting • lack of crops of food causing • skilled at making things by hand • class is an order based on power and wealth

Mesopotamia 2022-10-31

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Where Gilgamesh Lives
The goddess who lives in a bar
the monster with a thousand faces
the mother of the heaven bull
Where the story takes place

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The Immortal man who guards the waters of death
The man who NOW lives in the house of dust
the main character

8 Clues: the main character • Where Gilgamesh Lives • Where the story takes place • the mother of the heaven bull • The goddess who lives in a bar • the monster with a thousand faces • The man who NOW lives in the house of dust • The Immortal man who guards the waters of death

mesopotamia 2022-09-30

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in many gods
temple where people worshiped their gods
government ruled by preists in the name of a god
controlled a lot women had very few rights
first recorded story and one of the greatest.

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place in the middle east where the land is very fresh
very first writing made by the sumerians
set of 282 harsh rules the oldest written down

8 Clues: in many gods • very first writing made by the sumerians • temple where people worshiped their gods • controlled a lot women had very few rights • first recorded story and one of the greatest. • set of 282 harsh rules the oldest written down • government ruled by preists in the name of a god • place in the middle east where the land is very fresh

Mesopotamia 2022-11-10

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A giant mud and brick structure
A person who writes for someone else
Extra supplies for people who need it
The land of the people
The way scribes write

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what scribes use to write
Land Between the rivers
The city state with life and living things

8 Clues: The way scribes write • The land of the people • Land Between the rivers • what scribes use to write • A giant mud and brick structure • A person who writes for someone else • Extra supplies for people who need it • The city state with life and living things

Mesopotamia 2023-10-11

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Practiced by Hinduism
A law document
Practiced by Egyptians

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Developed by Sumerians
Built by Sumerians
Between Euphrates and Tigris
Someone with two skills
Giving and getting

8 Clues: A law document • Built by Sumerians • Giving and getting • Practiced by Hinduism • Developed by Sumerians • Practiced by Egyptians • Someone with two skills • Between Euphrates and Tigris

mesopotamia 2024-12-13

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many-gods
independent-land
sumer-land
triangles
water-supply

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soil
trading
temples

8 Clues: soil • trading • temples • many-gods • triangles • sumer-land • water-supply • independent-land

mesopotamia 2025-11-07

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to control water
a pyramid, and not a pyramid
lower class, middle class, and upper class
"farming thrived"

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"the land between two rivers"
an "eye for an eye"
more than enough
better than sand, or dirt

8 Clues: more than enough • to control water • "farming thrived" • an "eye for an eye" • better than sand, or dirt • a pyramid, and not a pyramid • "the land between two rivers" • lower class, middle class, and upper class

Mesopotamia Vocab 2021-11-03

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religious belief in more than one god
the belief that kings were part man and part god
written language that evolved from pictographs to phonograms
king of the Babylonian gods
large temple found in the middle of a town
a social order ruled by a king
of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar for the enjoyment of his wife, the queen

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Crescent land located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
king of the Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BCE – 562 BCE. Both the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to him.
important king who developed an overarching set of laws for all citizens to follow
State agricultural area with a walled city in the center of the region, ruled by its own government led by a king
one of the world’s first city-states
of Hammurabi oldest written book of laws in the world

13 Clues: king of the Babylonian gods • a social order ruled by a king • one of the world’s first city-states • religious belief in more than one god • large temple found in the middle of a town • the belief that kings were part man and part god • of Hammurabi oldest written book of laws in the world • written language that evolved from pictographs to phonograms • ...

3.3 Mesopotamia 2024-10-02

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was a system of writing that was widely used in the ancient Middle East.
is an advanced form of culture
is an independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls.
was a person who was educated and wrote books or other documents by hand.
refers to the relationship that people have with anything they consider holy or spiritual, such as their god or gods.
is a person who provides materials, products, or services to a buyer, usually in exchange for money.

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ancient Greek for “between rivers”
is an ancient religious structure that resembles a pyramid.
pyramid is a way of illustrating the social organization of a particular society.
is the artificial application of water to land.
is a basic requirement of all life on Earth, and it is a particularly important element in the success of agriculture.
is the belief in many gods.
is the exchange of goods and services by sale or barter.

13 Clues: is the belief in many gods. • is an advanced form of culture • ancient Greek for “between rivers” • is the artificial application of water to land. • is the exchange of goods and services by sale or barter. • is an ancient religious structure that resembles a pyramid. • was a system of writing that was widely used in the ancient Middle East. • ...

Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2025-10-07

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fine particles of rock
a person who writes
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
a person who makes money by selling goods
an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top

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focusing on doing one job really well instead of doing many different jobs
an arc shaped region in southwest Asia with rich soil
writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
the belief that there are many gods
a means of supplying land with water
more than what is needed

13 Clues: a person who writes • fine particles of rock • more than what is needed • the belief that there are many gods • a means of supplying land with water • writing that uses wedge-shaped characters • a person who makes money by selling goods • an arc shaped region in southwest Asia with rich soil • focusing on doing one job really well instead of doing many different jobs • ...

yup 2021-10-19

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writers
practice of farming
new stone age
god war shippers
getting food
men in charge

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fertile land
taming or plants and animals
royals
a river
pottery makers
where animals came from
art
a country
person in charge
food
the ice age
defenders of the country
a river
early stone age

20 Clues: art • food • royals • a river • writers • a river • a country • the ice age • fertile land • getting food • new stone age • men in charge • pottery makers • early stone age • person in charge • god war shippers • practice of farming • where animals came from • defenders of the country • taming or plants and animals

story.of.world.chapter.5 2021-05-25

story.of.world.chapter.5 crossword puzzle

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the number of wars sargon fought to conquer all of mesopotamia
the capital of the akkadian empire
area where sumerians lived
the body of water that baby sargon floated down in a basket
people who lived in mesopotamia
city where baby sargon got stuck

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what cities in sumer were called
the role sargon had in kish
when a ruler uses an army to make people obey the government
the king who united sumer with an army

10 Clues: area where sumerians lived • the role sargon had in kish • people who lived in mesopotamia • what cities in sumer were called • city where baby sargon got stuck • the capital of the akkadian empire • the king who united sumer with an army • the body of water that baby sargon floated down in a basket • when a ruler uses an army to make people obey the government • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia 2023-08-28

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a temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city
made up 90% of the population
a strict and harsh set of laws in Ancient Mesopotamia
a wanderer
worshiping multiple gods or deities

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an area of land in the Middle East, located around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
wedge shaped writing on clay tablets- writing system of Sumerians
developed between 3300-3000BCE
was located in the fertile crescent
worked for the nobles and palaces

10 Clues: a wanderer • made up 90% of the population • developed between 3300-3000BCE • worked for the nobles and palaces • was located in the fertile crescent • worshiping multiple gods or deities • a strict and harsh set of laws in Ancient Mesopotamia • wedge shaped writing on clay tablets- writing system of Sumerians • ...

Mesopotamia Vocab 2025-10-10

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- Person who travels from place to place without a permanent place to stay
- Mesopotamia writing on clay
- Beliefs, worship one god
- Society controlled by men, woman just followers

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- government where priests rule under the name of gods or goddesses
- Beliefs, worships many gods
- Group of states under a single authority
State - Basic units of Sumerians civilization
- A temple were people honor gods, and for gods to come
- A place in the MIDDLE of TWO RIVERS

10 Clues: - Beliefs, worship one god • - Beliefs, worships many gods • - Mesopotamia writing on clay • - A place in the MIDDLE of TWO RIVERS • - Group of states under a single authority • State - Basic units of Sumerians civilization • - Society controlled by men, woman just followers • - A temple were people honor gods, and for gods to come • ...

Wood$ Study Guide #2 2019-10-09

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The major religion that began in the Indus Valley
Written language of the Egyptian Civilization
List of 282 written laws in ancient Babylonia
First Civilization known to mankind located in the Mesopotamia
China's first ruling family
Modern day Middle East was formerly known as this

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The belief that one's race is superior to another
The belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn
The belief in only one God
Geometry and the Calendar came out of this ancient civilization
The first Egyptian Pharaoh that united Upper & Lower Egypt

11 Clues: The belief in only one God • China's first ruling family • Written language of the Egyptian Civilization • List of 282 written laws in ancient Babylonia • The belief that one's race is superior to another • The major religion that began in the Indus Valley • Modern day Middle East was formerly known as this • The belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn • ...

Wood$ Study Guide #4 2019-10-09

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China's first ruling family
List of 282 written laws in ancient Babylonia
First Civilization known to mankind located in the Mesopotamia
The belief that one's race is superior to another
Geometry and the Calendar came out of this ancient civilization
Modern day Middle East was formerly known as this

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Written language of the Egyptian Civilization
The major religion that began in the Indus Valley
The first Egyptian Pharaoh that united Upper & Lower Egypt
The belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn
The belief in only one God

Lesson 1 - Civilization Emerges in Mesopotamia 2025-10-07

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Mesopotamia
worship of many gods or deities
to supply water to
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterannean coast east

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Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
separate or diverse
wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
gain in wealth

11 Clues: Mesopotamia • gain in wealth • to supply water to • separate or diverse • worship of many gods or deities • brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple • independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory • trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money • ...

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