mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles
IPS 2023-09-20
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- Bahasa Akkadia secara perlahan menggantikan bahasa Sumeria sebagai bahasa utama, tetapi tetap menggunakan tulisan ...
- Peradaban Mesopotamia berkembang di tanah pertanian yang subur diantara dua aliran sungai ... dan Tigris di wilayah asia barat yang kini menjadi Republik Irak.
- Kejayaan Inca berakhir ketika dikuasai bangsa Spanyol di bawah pimpinan Fransisco Pizzaro pada tahun 1521, saat itu tercatat bangsa Inca diperintah oleh ... sebagai kaisar yang terakhir.
- Cyrus Agung membangun Kekaisaran Persia dengan membagi wilayahnya dalam ...
- Perdagangan dapat dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu dengan jalan laut dan jalan ...
- Penguasa-penguasa di Herakleopolis menguasai Mesir Hilir dan keluarga Intef di Thebe mengambil alih Mesir ...
- Periode Menengah Ketiga ditandai dengan berkuasanya dinasti baru yaitu Dinasti ...
- Tiga peradaban besar berkembang di Benua ... tidak dalam waktu yang bersamaan.
- Pengetahuan seni bangunan sangat berjasa karena mereka berhasil menemukan ...
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- Periode ini ditandai dengan munculnya kehidupan urban (kota) di Mesopotamia dalam bentuk munculnya Negarakota dan organisasi pemerintahan disebut periode ...
- Bangsa Assyiria memenangkan peperangan atas bangsa-bangsa tersebut dan menguasai daerah ...
- Pada mulanya Republik Romawi adalah republic kaum Patricia dengan sistem pemerintahannya bersifat ...
- Bangsa Sumeria, sebagai bangsa pertama yang mendiami wilayah, yang terjadi antara tahun 5.300-4.000 SM, sehingga pada rentang tahun itu disebut juga sebagai periode ...
- Bangsa Turki tetap menjadikan Konstantinopel sebagai ibu kota dengan menggantikan namanya menjadi ...
- Palangka Raya ini dibangun pada tahun 1957 dari hutan belantara yang dibuka melalui Desa Pahandut di tepi Sungai ...
- Candragupta Maurya menjadi raja pertama Kerajaan ...
- Sejarah politik di Mesir berawal dari terbentuknya komunitas di desa-desa sebagai kerajaan kecil, desa itu bernama ...
- Pada masa Peradaban awal di dunia,Orang mesir percaya bahwa dewa-dewa perlu diberi .. untuk mencegah amarah mereka.
- Tulisan hierogilf berkembang menjadi lebih sederhana kemudian dikenal dengan tulisan hieratis dan ...
- Dalam sejarah Bangsa Sumeria terdapat ... periodesasi.
20 Clues: Candragupta Maurya menjadi raja pertama Kerajaan ... • Dalam sejarah Bangsa Sumeria terdapat ... periodesasi. • Cyrus Agung membangun Kekaisaran Persia dengan membagi wilayahnya dalam ... • Pengetahuan seni bangunan sangat berjasa karena mereka berhasil menemukan ... • Tiga peradaban besar berkembang di Benua ... tidak dalam waktu yang bersamaan. • ...
Vocab #1 Learning Contract Crossword 2024-09-03
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- A person who copies out documents; a record-keeper.
- A person who gets food by hunting, fishing and foraging.
- The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered the most advanced.
- A worker in a skilled trade who creates things by hand.
- A member of people who have no permanent abode.
- The early Stone age, lasting about 2.5 million years when primitive stone tools were used.
- The transition of human cultures during the Neolithic period from a life of hunter-gatherers to one of agriculture.
- To tame an animal and to keep it as a pet or for produce, to cultivate a plant for food.
- Wedge shaped characters used in ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia and Ugarit.
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- The period of time before written records.
- An object made by humans, typically of cultural of historical interest.
- A pictorial symbol for a word of phrase. These were known as the earliest form of writing in Egypt and Mesopotamia before 3000 B.C.
- The customs, arts, social institutions and achievements of a particular nation, people or social group.
- The later part of the stone age when polished stone weapons were used.
- The study of ancient human history through material remains.
- The species of bipedal primates that modern humans belong to.
- The crescent-shaped region in Western Asia formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea. This region gave rise to some of the world's earliest civilizations.
- Arrange laws or rules into a systematic code.
- A stone circle made in the late Neolithic period (2500 B.C.) in Salisbury Plain.
- Rectangular stepped tower sometimes surrounded by a temple in ancient Mesopotamia.
20 Clues: The period of time before written records. • Arrange laws or rules into a systematic code. • A member of people who have no permanent abode. • A person who copies out documents; a record-keeper. • A worker in a skilled trade who creates things by hand. • A person who gets food by hunting, fishing and foraging. • ...
Historic period 2024-02-27
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- Nile flows in the ____.
- Name the famous city of the Mesopotamia civilisation.
- famous city was excavated in Rajasthan.
- Name the river which flows in the Harappan civilisation.
- ______is a name of a region and not any country.
- Chinese queen invented the technique of _____ production
- _____ was built to store the flooded water.
- Harappan worshipped the God called as
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- What kind of the clay was used in the Harappan civilisation.
- Name the king who introduced agriculture and animal husbandry.
- River Nile flows through the eastern part of the ____ desert.
- Indus was also known as
12 Clues: Nile flows in the ____. • Indus was also known as • Harappan worshipped the God called as • famous city was excavated in Rajasthan. • _____ was built to store the flooded water. • ______is a name of a region and not any country. • Name the famous city of the Mesopotamia civilisation. • Name the river which flows in the Harappan civilisation. • ...
The Sumerians 2022-11-17
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- A ditch that lets water flow to the fields
- These would most likely be people that were captured during war.
- Mesopotamia is located in this part of Asia
- This was the biggest event to happen in 4,000BC
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- A large temple
- Each Sumer City-State each had one of these
- This was the largest of the social classes in Sumer
- Style of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks
- To worship many gods
- Floods brought this rich soil to the surface
- The Sumerians were the first people to use this
- Mesopotamia was surrounded by two of these
12 Clues: A large temple • To worship many gods • A ditch that lets water flow to the fields • Mesopotamia was surrounded by two of these • Each Sumer City-State each had one of these • Mesopotamia is located in this part of Asia • Floods brought this rich soil to the surface • Style of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks • The Sumerians were the first people to use this • ...
River Valley Civilizations 2024-11-01
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- This word means "Between Two Rivers" in Greek
- This ancient civilization was led by Hammurabi
- Shi Huangdi The unifying emperor of China
- Type of writing developed in Ancient Egypt
- The Babylonian ruler who instituted the first code of law
- Mr. Poole dressed up like this guy for Halloween
- This type of source was written about a historical event years after it happened
- This is the era after farming was invented
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- The holiest river in Hinduism
- This is the older era, before farming, when people hunted and gathered
- The form of writing developed in Sumer
- The last Egyptian Pharaoh who had an affair with Julius Caesar
- Ancient civilization that built pyramids
- Ancient civilization that invented a multitude of innovations in Mesopotamia
- Mohenjo-Daro developed a groundbreaking indoor ___________ system.
- This type of source existing when a historical event was happening
- Ancient civilization located along the Ganges River
- The largest innovation of the Neolithic Revolution
- The number of Chinese dynasties at war during the "Warring States Period"
19 Clues: The holiest river in Hinduism • The form of writing developed in Sumer • Ancient civilization that built pyramids • Shi Huangdi The unifying emperor of China • Type of writing developed in Ancient Egypt • This is the era after farming was invented • This word means "Between Two Rivers" in Greek • This ancient civilization was led by Hammurabi • ...
Physical Geography of Asia 2023-01-24
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- Desert region that is inhabitable to humans
- Largest bay in the world.
- Contains 20 percent of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
- Plateau that stretches from Iran into Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Besides the Euphrates, this river is part of Mesopotamia.
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- An area that is flat and unforested.
- Asia is part of the __________ continent.
- Body of water that holds 50 percent of the world's oil reserves.
- Means land between two rivers
- Tallest mountains in the world
- Oldest mountains in the world that stretches north to south in Russia.
- The Indian subcontinent had to do this with the Asian continent to form the Hymalayins.
- Plateau that is known as the "Rooftop of the World".
- Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China
- Besides advancements in agriculture, medicine, and infrastructure. This has also helped to increase life expectancy.
- Area in central Russia that is cold and has a lot of natural gas.
- Plateau found in central India.
- China's longest river
- Asia is surrounded by the Indian, Pacific, and _______ Oceans.
19 Clues: China's longest river • Largest bay in the world. • Means land between two rivers • Tallest mountains in the world • Plateau found in central India. • An area that is flat and unforested. • Asia is part of the __________ continent. • Desert region that is inhabitable to humans • Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China • ...
Physical Geography of Asia 2023-01-24
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- An area that is flat and unforested.
- Besides advancements in agriculture, medicine, and infrastructure. This has also helped to increase life expectancy.
- Besides the Euphrates, this river is part of Mesopotamia.
- Area in central Russia that is cold and has a lot of natural gas.
- Largest bay in the world.
- Contains 20 percent of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
- Asia is surrounded by the Indian, Pacific, and _______ Oceans.
- Plateau that stretches from Iran into Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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- Desert region that is inhabitable to humans
- China's longest river
- The Indian subcontinent had to do this with the Asian continent to form the Hymalayins.
- Means land between two rivers
- Body of water that holds 50 percent of the world's oil reserves.
- Plateau that is known as the "Rooftop of the World".
- Plateau found in central India.
- Tallest mountains in the world
- Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China
- Asia is part of the __________ continent.
- Oldest mountains in the world that stretches north to south in Russia.
19 Clues: China's longest river • Largest bay in the world. • Means land between two rivers • Tallest mountains in the world • Plateau found in central India. • An area that is flat and unforested. • Asia is part of the __________ continent. • Desert region that is inhabitable to humans • Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China • ...
Physical Geography of Asia 2023-01-24
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- An area that is flat and unforested.
- Besides advancements in agriculture, medicine, and infrastructure. This has also helped to increase life expectancy.
- Besides the Euphrates, this river is part of Mesopotamia.
- Area in central Russia that is cold and has a lot of natural gas.
- Largest bay in the world.
- Contains 20 percent of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
- Asia is surrounded by the Indian, Pacific, and _______ Oceans.
- Plateau that stretches from Iran into Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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- Desert region that is inhabitable to humans
- China's longest river
- The Indian subcontinent had to do this with the Asian continent to form the Hymalayins.
- Means land between two rivers
- Body of water that holds 50 percent of the world's oil reserves.
- Plateau that is known as the "Rooftop of the World".
- Plateau found in central India.
- Tallest mountains in the world
- Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China
- Asia is part of the __________ continent.
- Oldest mountains in the world that stretches north to south in Russia.
19 Clues: China's longest river • Largest bay in the world. • Means land between two rivers • Tallest mountains in the world • Plateau found in central India. • An area that is flat and unforested. • Asia is part of the __________ continent. • Desert region that is inhabitable to humans • Desert that stretches across Mongolia and China • ...
Civilization across and up 2023-10-24
12 Clues: Symbol • Warship • Country • Town/city • Relationships • First writing • In Mesopotamia • History nation • Horse carriage • Copies documents • More than enough • City inside state
GSTS Crossword 2026-01-26
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- Latin word meaning “in between river,” referring to an early civilization.
- Invented by James Watt; converts heat to motion.
- Filipino sword used by Datus and Sultans.
- Material used by Egyptians for record keeping.
- Greek ancient analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses.
- Egyptian water clock.
- Writing system of Mesopotamia.
- Charcoal, sulfur, potassium nitrate; used as weapon and fireworks.
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- Egyptian preservation of the dead.
- Indigenous scripts of pre-colonial Philippines.
- “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
- Heat processing liquids/foods to kill bacteria.
- Tool used to transform fiber into thread/yarn.
- Bound books covered with wax then replaced with animal skin.
- Channels that transport water from a source to places that need water.
- Agricultural tool used to cultivate land for increased crop production.
16 Clues: Egyptian water clock. • Writing system of Mesopotamia. • Egyptian preservation of the dead. • “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” • Filipino sword used by Datus and Sultans. • Material used by Egyptians for record keeping. • Tool used to transform fiber into thread/yarn. • Indigenous scripts of pre-colonial Philippines. • ...
Here is your Christmas Gift from Mom and Dad 2021-12-23
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- forces acting in opposite directions that are equal in newtons
- the material through which a wave travels
- to move from one geographic region to another
- a group of atoms bonded together
- object made or used by people in the past
- an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
- a means of supplying land with water
- light waves bouncing off a surface
- an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
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- the point at which rays parallel to the optical axis meet
- in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- energy an object has due to its motion
- the maximum distance that the wave moves from its resting position
- an early ancestor of humans
- something you can use that people need
- the unit to measure frequency
- person who doesn't have a permanent home
17 Clues: an early ancestor of humans • the unit to measure frequency • a group of atoms bonded together • light waves bouncing off a surface • a means of supplying land with water • energy an object has due to its motion • something you can use that people need • person who doesn't have a permanent home • the material through which a wave travels • ...
Chapters 1-5 2026-01-13
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- A system for bringing water to crops
- A curved region with rich soil where early farming began
- Picture symbols used in Egyptian writing
- A natural event that could both help and harm early farmers
- One of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
- The ruler of ancient Egypt
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- Large stone tombs built for Egyptian kings
- The second major river that helped early cities grow
- The people who built some of the world’s first cities
- Preserved bodies prepared for the afterlife
- A stepped temple tower built by the Sumerians
- An independent city with its own government and laws
- One of the earliest systems of writing
- The land between two rivers where the first civilizations formed
- An ancient civilization that grew along a major river
- The material used to make early writing tablets
- The river that made farming possible in Egypt
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 • A stepped temple tower built by the Sumerians • ...
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 • Large stone tombs built for Egyptian kings • Preserved bodies prepared for the afterlife • — One of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia • The river that made farming possible in Egypt • ...
i Sumeri 2021-11-09
8 Clues: su cosa scrivevano • MATERIALE PER MATTONI • vive nel palazzo reale • dove si stabilirono i Sumeri • costruzione sopra la Ziqqurath • qual è il luogo sacro della città • chi erano i più poveri della società • qual è uno dei fiumi della Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian Civilizations and Geography 2023-01-12
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- city with only two letters
- ancient civilizations; that cries
- one of two civilizations that starts with a
- civilization that starts with an s
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- land between two rivers
- the two rivers flow into this body of water
- one of the rivers in mesopotamia
- city like other clue but add two letters
- other civilization that starts with an a
9 Clues: land between two rivers • city with only two letters • one of the rivers in mesopotamia • ancient civilizations; that cries • civilization that starts with an s • city like other clue but add two letters • other civilization that starts with an a • the two rivers flow into this body of water • one of two civilizations that starts with a
Le civiltà lungo i fiumi 2019-11-07
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- LA INVENTARONO I SUMERI E OGGI CI SERVE PER ESSERE PUNTUALI
- LO INVENTARONO I SUMERI PER COLTIVARE I CAMPI
- FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
- E' CUNEIFORME
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- ELEMENTO FONDAMENTALE PER LO SVILUPPO DI UNA CIVILTA'
- TERRA TRA DUE FIUMI
- LA USAVANONO PER COSTRUIRE I PRIMI MATTONI
- FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
- LO PRENDEVANO ANCHE I SUDDITI DEL RE PER MORIRE CON LUI
- PRIMA CIVILTA' DELLA STORIA
10 Clues: E' CUNEIFORME • TERRA TRA DUE FIUMI • FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA • FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA • PRIMA CIVILTA' DELLA STORIA • LA USAVANONO PER COSTRUIRE I PRIMI MATTONI • LO INVENTARONO I SUMERI PER COLTIVARE I CAMPI • ELEMENTO FONDAMENTALE PER LO SVILUPPO DI UNA CIVILTA' • LO PRENDEVANO ANCHE I SUDDITI DEL RE PER MORIRE CON LUI • ...
Umm An-Nar 2021-09-28
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- Traded for ivory combs
- Trades with Umm An-Nar for weapons
- the amount of copper traded with mesopotamia once
- alsjdhskhas
- What was the society in the UAE area during 2,500BCE?
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- has massive amounts of copper
- mammal, carved into the walls on tombs
- nationality of the archeologists who found the tombs in 1959
- Mammal, National mammal of QATAR
9 Clues: alsjdhskhas • Traded for ivory combs • has massive amounts of copper • Mammal, National mammal of QATAR • Trades with Umm An-Nar for weapons • mammal, carved into the walls on tombs • the amount of copper traded with mesopotamia once • What was the society in the UAE area during 2,500BCE? • nationality of the archeologists who found the tombs in 1959
Civilizaciones antiguas 08 2023-12-27
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- ¿Pueblo indígena en Nueva Zelanda?
- ¿Antiguo reino en la costa oeste de Anatolia?
- ¿Cultura de la Edad del Hierro en Europa Central?
- ¿Antiguo reino en la región de Mesopotamia?
- ¿Civilización preincaica en la región amazónica de Perú?
- ¿Antiguo grupo étnico en Asia Central?
- ¿Cultura prehistórica en Japón, conocida por su cerámica elaborada?
- ¿Cultura precolombina en Ecuador, conocida por sus figurillas de cerámica?
- ¿Antiguo grupo étnico en Asia Central?
- ¿Pueblo indígena en el sur de California y norte de Baja California?
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- ¿Civilización antigua en la región que ahora es Irán?
- ¿Antiguo estado en el norte de Mesopotamia?
- ¿Grupo indígena en la región de Nicaragua y Costa Rica?
- ¿Civilización precolombina en México, conocida por El Tajín?
- ¿Deidades en la mitología sumeria?
- ¿Civilización antigua en China, conocida por la dinastía Shang?
- ¿Confederación de pueblos indígenas en América del Norte?
- ¿Grupo indígena en la península de La Guajira en Colombia y Venezuela?
- ¿Antiguo pueblo en la región de Lidia en Asia Menor?
- ¿Grupo indígena en el Valle de México?
20 Clues: ¿Pueblo indígena en Nueva Zelanda? • ¿Deidades en la mitología sumeria? • ¿Antiguo grupo étnico en Asia Central? • ¿Grupo indígena en el Valle de México? • ¿Antiguo grupo étnico en Asia Central? • ¿Antiguo estado en el norte de Mesopotamia? • ¿Antiguo reino en la región de Mesopotamia? • ¿Antiguo reino en la costa oeste de Anatolia? • ...
Mesopotamia Crossword! 2024-11-13
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- A conquered land
- One of the earliest ways of writing
- The king who created __________ Code
- A person who was supposedly three parts god and one part human
- The first king of Mesopotamia
- A reed carved out at the end used to write
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- A great civilization that lived on the fertile crescent
- A city and it's farmland around it
- More than needed
- A society with forms of religion, governing, and education
- An ancient temple made of mud that usually has a shrine on the top
- A person who is highly educated for this specific job
12 Clues: A conquered land • More than needed • The first king of Mesopotamia • A city and it's farmland around it • One of the earliest ways of writing • The king who created __________ Code • A reed carved out at the end used to write • A person who is highly educated for this specific job • A great civilization that lived on the fertile crescent • ...
Mesopotamia- assignment 3 2025-10-22
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- the head of the household was
- people write for others and are record keepers
- kings,priests,warriors, and government officials were part of which class
- a writing system made by Sumerians
- the most popular job in Mesopotamia
- slaves,criminals, and people who could not pay there debt made up which class
- An area that has its own government and is not part of anything bigger
- good soil that farmers used for crops
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- merchants,farmers,fishers, and artists were part of which class
- an invention made by Mesopotamian that supplies crops with water
- belief in multiple gods
- an extra amount of goods
- a temple with a place to worship on top
- how were Mesopotamia cities protected
- Most of the past Mesopotamian kings were once
- a long poem that tells the story of a hero
16 Clues: belief in multiple gods • an extra amount of goods • the head of the household was • a writing system made by Sumerians • the most popular job in Mesopotamia • how were Mesopotamia cities protected • good soil that farmers used for crops • a temple with a place to worship on top • a long poem that tells the story of a hero • Most of the past Mesopotamian kings were once • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-10-10
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."
Le civiltà lungo i fiumi 2019-11-07
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- LA INVENTARONO I SUMERI E OGGI CI SERVE PER ESSERE PUNTUALI
- LO INVENTARONO I SUMERI PER COLTIVARE I CAMPI
- FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
- E' CUNEIFORME
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- ELEMENTO FONDAMENTALE PER LO SVILUPPO DI UNA CIVILTA'
- TERRA TRA DUE FIUMI
- LA USAVANONO PER COSTRUIRE I PRIMI MATTONI
- FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA
- LO PRENDEVANO ANCHE I SUDDITI DEL RE PER MORIRE CON LUI
- PRIMA CIVILTA' DELLA STORIA
10 Clues: E' CUNEIFORME • TERRA TRA DUE FIUMI • FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA • FIUME DELLA MESOPOTAMIA • PRIMA CIVILTA' DELLA STORIA • LA USAVANONO PER COSTRUIRE I PRIMI MATTONI • LO INVENTARONO I SUMERI PER COLTIVARE I CAMPI • ELEMENTO FONDAMENTALE PER LO SVILUPPO DI UNA CIVILTA' • LO PRENDEVANO ANCHE I SUDDITI DEL RE PER MORIRE CON LUI • ...
Mesopotamia THINGS 2016-09-30
Ancient Sumer 2022-11-14
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- the number of social classes in Sumer
- a group of people with their own way of life
- large temples in the center of each city
- professional writers
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- These people made up the bottom social class
- One of the biggest inventions by the people of Ancient Mesopotamia
- the Sumerian word for king
- What the Sumerian calendar was based off of
- Mesopotamia was known as the land between two ________.
- the Sumerian writing system
10 Clues: professional writers • the Sumerian word for king • the Sumerian writing system • the number of social classes in Sumer • large temples in the center of each city • What the Sumerian calendar was based off of • These people made up the bottom social class • a group of people with their own way of life • Mesopotamia was known as the land between two ________. • ...
Ancient Civilizations Vocabulary Crossword 2013-08-19
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- Pyramid-like structure used for the worshiping of gods by Sumerian society.
- Civilization/area that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now Iraq/Iran.
- Type of paper made of plants from the Nile River Valley that made record-keeping more efficient.
- Spread of ideas and goods from one place to another.
- Worshipping one god.
- Form of writing using symbols in clay developed by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia.
- Kingdom created by the Hebrew people in their ‘promised land.’
- System of writing in which symbols represent sounds instead of objects or ideas.
- Ancient artifact found by the French that has been used to decipher the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
- One the first monotheistic religions developed by the Hebrew people in the Fertile Crescent.
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- Egyptian ruler that is the combination of the political and religious authority.
- Religion that developed in Persia and became very influential on other world religions with its central idea of good versus evil.
- First known written code of laws that includes an “eye for an eye.”
- Shift in human history from food gathering to food producing with the domestication of plants and animals at the end of the last ice age.
- Society that includes written language/record keeping, division of labor, food surplus, and complex institutions such as government and religions.
- Largest empire in the ancient world.
- Worshiping more than one god.
- Form of symbolic writing developed in the Nile River Valley.
- Society that formed one of the earliest empires in Mesopotamia.
- Human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.
20 Clues: Worshipping one god. • Worshiping more than one god. • Largest empire in the ancient world. • Spread of ideas and goods from one place to another. • Form of symbolic writing developed in the Nile River Valley. • Kingdom created by the Hebrew people in their ‘promised land.’ • Society that formed one of the earliest empires in Mesopotamia. • ...
Ancient Civilizations Vocabulary Crossword 2013-08-19
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- First known written code of laws that includes an “eye for an eye.”
- Pyramid-like structure used for the worshiping of gods by Sumerian society.
- Spread of ideas and goods from one place to another.
- Type of paper made of plants from the Nile River Valley that made record-keeping more efficient.
- Shift in human history from food gathering to food producing with the domestication of plants and animals at the end of the last ice age.
- Ancient artifact found by the French that has been used to decipher the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
- Form of symbolic writing developed in the Nile River Valley.
- Civilization/area that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now Iraq/Iran.
- Largest empire in the ancient world.
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- System of writing in which symbols represent sounds instead of objects or ideas.
- Worshipping one god.
- Society that includes written language/record keeping, division of labor, food surplus, and complex institutions such as government and religions.
- Worshiping more than one god.
- Form of writing using symbols in clay developed by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia.
- Society that formed one of the earliest empires in Mesopotamia.
- One the first monotheistic religions developed by the Hebrew people in the Fertile Crescent.
- Religion that developed in Persia and became very influential on other world religions with its central idea of good versus evil.
- Kingdom created by the Hebrew people in their ‘promised land.’
- Human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.
- Egyptian ruler that is the combination of the political and religious authority.
20 Clues: Worshipping one god. • Worshiping more than one god. • Largest empire in the ancient world. • Spread of ideas and goods from one place to another. • Form of symbolic writing developed in the Nile River Valley. • Kingdom created by the Hebrew people in their ‘promised land.’ • Society that formed one of the earliest empires in Mesopotamia. • ...
Global 9 Unit 1 2023-09-28
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
crusigrama 2025-07-11
Across
- Pueblo navegante que inventó un alfabeto
- Región entre los ríos Tigris y Éufrates, cuna de la escritura cuneiforme
- Sistema de gobierno donde el pueblo participa en las decisiones
- Antigua civilización conocida por la Gran Muralla y sus dinastías
- Templo escalonado de Mesopotamia
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- Civilización famosa por sus pirámides y faraones
- Periodo en que el ser humano se volvió sedentario y cultivó la tierra
- Material de escritura usado en Egipto
- Unidad militar básica del ejército romano
- Plaza pública en Roma para actividades políticas y comerciales
- Cuna de la democracia y la filosofía clásica
- Imperio que dominó gran parte de Europa y el Mediterráneo
- Metal usado para fabricar armas y herramientas
- Edad de Piedra caracterizada por herramientas de piedra tallada
- Título de los reyes en el Antiguo Egipto
15 Clues: Templo escalonado de Mesopotamia • Material de escritura usado en Egipto • Pueblo navegante que inventó un alfabeto • Título de los reyes en el Antiguo Egipto • Unidad militar básica del ejército romano • Cuna de la democracia y la filosofía clásica • Metal usado para fabricar armas y herramientas • Civilización famosa por sus pirámides y faraones • ...
Final Review 2 2023-04-11
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
Chapters 1-5 2026-01-13
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 2021-11-23
6 Clues: terre tra i due fiumi • esecutore dei voleri di vini • primo popolo della mesopotamia • le usavano i bambini aa scuola • si usava per scambi commerciali • il palazzo piu importante dalla mesopotamia
Crossword history 2021-01-15
Across
- study of celestial bodies
- belief in only one God
- Belief in many gods
Down
- form of picture writing from the Egyptians
- earliest known form of writing
- III, regarded as the greatest warrior-king
- crescent, crescent shaped fertile region encompassing Mesopotamia and the land of Canaan
- interpreting human events and destiny by the position of the planets and stars
- sacred writings of Zoroastrianism
- “Land between the rivers” fertile region of the Tigris and Euphrates river
10 Clues: Belief in many gods • belief in only one God • study of celestial bodies • earliest known form of writing • sacred writings of Zoroastrianism • form of picture writing from the Egyptians • III, regarded as the greatest warrior-king • “Land between the rivers” fertile region of the Tigris and Euphrates river • ...
The First Empires 2025-10-08
Across
- 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
Down
- 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. • ...
Unit 2 Test Review 2021-11-04
Across
- religion that began in India and spread to the east by the Silk Road
- a teaching of Siddhartha Guatama
- Indian writing
- process of preserving the body of the dead in Egypt
- a low ____ of silk and high demand meant merchants risked their lives on the Silk Road to trade silk since they could make a large sum of money
- allowed the deciphering of hieroglyphics
- a Hindu belief that determines the form the soul will take in the next life
- this Chinese Dynasty created the sundial and the iron plow
- means between the rivers
- this river and the Tigris are the two rivers in Mesopotamia
- Indian civilization in the Indus Valley
- A person who recorded information (ex. amount of crops harvested) in Egypt
- top of the caste system
- River in India
- Mesopotamian group that developed and mastered iron-working
- This river is in Egypt
Down
- Wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in India
- this civilization spread an alphabet based on sounds rather than pictures throught the Mediterranean
- this code was a set of laws in Mesopotamia
- Top of the social class in Egypt
- Mesopotamian writing
- waterfalls in Egypt on the Nile
- believes in many gods
- Trade route from China to Rome
- this river flooded predictably
- ____ noble truths are a teaching of Buddhism
- in China during the Han dynasty, this 2nd tier class of citizens was valued because they produced
- Egyptians believed in this so they mummified their bodies and built pyramids
- Chinese dynasty that was the first to unify all of China
- Most influential philosphy in Chinese government
- allowed for management of river flooding and farming in a desert
- This river is known as China’s Sorrow
32 Clues: Indian writing • River in India • Mesopotamian writing • believes in many gods • This river is in Egypt • top of the caste system • means between the rivers • Trade route from China to Rome • this river flooded predictably • waterfalls in Egypt on the Nile • Top of the social class in Egypt • a teaching of Siddhartha Guatama • This river is known as China’s Sorrow • ...
SPRING SIMULATION REVIEW 2025-04-11
Across
- Empire in ancient Mesopotamia; King Hammurabi
- Writing system of ancient Egypt
- Land around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed
- Empire containing satraps and the Royal Road
- City that is sacred in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- Chinese religion and philosophy, founded by Confucius
- Sea where Rome, Greece, and Carthage were located
- Death Another name for the Bubonic Plague
- Religion founded by the Prophet Mohammed
- Dharma, Karma, and Reincarnation are part of this religion
- Subcontinent south of the Himalaya Mountains
- Africa Location of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
- Conquered the Persian Empire but died at a young age
- The followers of Jesus are part of this religion
- Found of Christianity
- Eastern Roman Empire that lasted until 1472 CE
- Abraham and Moses, the Torah, religion of the Jews
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- Series of wars launched by Christians to retake the "Holy Land"
- The religion includes the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
- Writing system of ancient Mesopotamia
- New stone age; includes agriculture
- King of the Franks who ruled the Carolingian Empire
- Capital of Byzantine Empire; now called Istanbul
- Trade route that connected China to the West
- This is where Athens and Sparta were located
- Civilization across the Black Sea from Byzantines; had Czars
- Empire of Julius Caesar and Augustus
- Scandinavian warrior culture that used longboats
- Old stone; fire and simple tools
- Egyptian river that was the "Land of the Pharaohs"
- Civilization that began along the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers
- Founder of Islam
- Chinese religion that promotes balance and harmony with nature
34 Clues: Founder of Islam • Found of Christianity • Writing system of ancient Egypt • Old stone; fire and simple tools • Birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed • New stone age; includes agriculture • Empire of Julius Caesar and Augustus • Writing system of ancient Mesopotamia • Religion founded by the Prophet Mohammed • Death Another name for the Bubonic Plague • ...
TTS Materi Buku IPS Kelas 9 Hlm 219-232 2026-02-25
Across
- Badan khusus PBB bidang pendidikan dan budaya.
- Paham penjajahan yang dilawan dalam Dasa Sila Bandung.
- Forum ekonomi global yang beranggotakan kekuatan besar.
- Nama perjanjian resmi terbentuknya Uni Eropa.
- Sungai yang menjadi pusat peradaban kuno Mesir.
- Inisiasi jalur sutra modern oleh negara Tiongkok.
- Sebutan pulau emas untuk wilayah Nusantara kuno.
- Nama belakang menteri luar negeri pada awal kemerdekaan.
- Kerja sama yang hanya dilakukan oleh dua negara.
- Kota tempat penyelenggaraan Konferensi Asia Afrika.
- Nama piagam yang menjadi cikal bakal berdirinya PBB.
- Badan khusus PBB yang menangani bidang pangan.
- Hubungan antarnegara untuk memenuhi kebutuhan bersama.
- Lembah sungai tempat ditemukannya stempel perdagangan kuno.
- Peradaban kuno di Lembah Sungai Eufrat dan Tigris.
- Nama modern dari pulau yang diyakini sebagai Suwarnadwipa.
- Badan khusus PBB yang menangani bidang kesehatan.
- Nama belakang sejarawan Amerika pemerhati jalur sutra.
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- Negara pertama yang mengakui kemerdekaan Indonesia.
- Jenis kerajinan yang dipertukarkan di pasar Mesopotamia.
- Badan khusus PBB yang menangani pemberdayaan anak.
- Organisasi kerja sama kawasan Asia Tenggara.
- Kerajaan Nusantara yang menjadi pusat agama Buddha.
- Fenomena integrasi wilayah dunia di masa kini.
- Sungai di Tiongkok yang menjadi pusat peradaban kuno.
- Nama deklarasi berdirinya organisasi ASEAN.
- Kerja sama antarnegara di berbagai kawasan dunia.
- Sifat politik luar negeri Indonesia selain aktif.
- Peran Indonesia dalam kerja sama dunia selain bebas.
- Nama batu semi mulia biru dari Lembah Indus.
- Bahan yang dicari bangsa Mesopotamia ke Lembah Indus.
- Komoditas perdagangan yang muncul melalui rute maritim.
- Nama jalur perdagangan klasik dari Asia ke Eropa.
- Kerja sama negara-negara dalam satu kawasan tertentu.
- Organisasi dunia yang menjaga perdamaian internasional.
35 Clues: Nama deklarasi berdirinya organisasi ASEAN. • Organisasi kerja sama kawasan Asia Tenggara. • Nama batu semi mulia biru dari Lembah Indus. • Nama perjanjian resmi terbentuknya Uni Eropa. • Badan khusus PBB bidang pendidikan dan budaya. • Fenomena integrasi wilayah dunia di masa kini. • Badan khusus PBB yang menangani bidang pangan. • ...
Mesopotamia/Egypt Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-10
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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. • ...
storia dell'arte 2023-01-07
Across
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- / 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.
Down
- / 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 • ...
The Fertile Crescent Section One 2013-12-08
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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 • ...
Final Crossword 4/21 2023-04-20
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
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
Unit 1 Review 2025-08-12
Across
- 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 • ...
Mesopotamia Review 2023-09-20
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
Spread of Civilization 2021-09-07
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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". • ...
Fertile Crescent and Sumer 2023-12-11
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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 • ...
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 - • ...
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. • ...
WH: Standard 1 Study Guide 2015-01-09
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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 • ...
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 • ...
6th Grade Social Studies Review 2026-05-11
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- Early river valley civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
- Large temple structure built by the Sumerians.
- Government ruled by a small group of powerful people.
- Belief in one god.
- Chinese philosophy emphasizing education, order, and respect.
- Scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past civilizations.
- Spiritual goal in Buddhism representing freedom from suffering.
- Belief in many gods.
- Picture-based writing system used in Ancient Egypt.
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- Old Stone Age period when humans were hunters and gatherers.
- Belief that the soul is reborn after death.
- Wedge-shaped writing system developed in Mesopotamia.
- Government where citizens hold political power directly or through representatives.
- Time period when farming replaced hunting and gathering.
- Babylonian king known for creating one of the first written law codes.
15 Clues: Belief in one god. • Belief in many gods. • Belief that the soul is reborn after death. • Large temple structure built by the Sumerians. • Picture-based writing system used in Ancient Egypt. • Wedge-shaped writing system developed in Mesopotamia. • Government ruled by a small group of powerful people. • Time period when farming replaced hunting and gathering. • ...
Helena 2024-05-23
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
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
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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 • ...
Final Review Crossword 4/4 2023-04-04
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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. • ...
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. • ...
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
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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 • ...
old name cntries 2022-06-15
11 Clues: Siam • Zaire • Ceylon • Persia • Abyssinia • Upper Volta • Mesopotamia • South-West Africa • Southern Rhodesia • Northern Rhodesia • Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Ancient civilization 2016-04-26
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
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
Mesopotamia 2023-10-18
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
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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 2025-11-12
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
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 Vocab 2021-11-03
Across
- 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 • ...
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2025-10-07
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
3.3 Mesopotamia 2024-10-02
Across
- 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- Crossword Review 2022-09-24
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.
Mesopotamia 2021-10-04
Across
- 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
