mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles

Ancient Mesopotamia 2024-01-21

Ancient Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. a job or profession.
  2. A Mesopotamian city that was located in Iraq, Abraham, a Bible character lived in this city.
  3. A major invention based on numbers developed in Mesopotamia.
  4. one of the oldest forms of writing known, developed in Mesopotamia.
  5. River in Mesopotamia used for drawing water to irrigate the crops.
  6. The general geographic location of where Mesopotamia was located.
  7. fabrics that were traded among cities.
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  1. writing tool used on Cuneiform tablets.
  2. the belief in or worship of more than one god.
  3. Mesopotamian king known for his famous law code.
  4. leaders in Mesopotamian society.
  5. pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia.
  6. The earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia.
  7. a key invention made in Mesopotamia, important for transportation.

14 Clues: a job or profession. • leaders in Mesopotamian society. • fabrics that were traded among cities. • writing tool used on Cuneiform tablets. • the belief in or worship of more than one god. • Mesopotamian king known for his famous law code. • A major invention based on numbers developed in Mesopotamia. • The general geographic location of where Mesopotamia was located. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-10-17

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. place where people worshiped their gods
  2. surrounded city-states in Mesopotamia
  3. people inscribed information on tablets made from this material
  4. Hammurabi was a leader of this place
  5. Sumerians created a number system (seconds, minutes, etc) from this number
  6. a person who writes or copies documents
  7. Mesopotamia was also called the ________ of civilization
  8. person at the top of the social pyramid
  9. a word that means “land between two rivers”
  10. the use of canals and dams to water fields for farming
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  1. material that buildings were made out of
  2. Mesopotamian people who were known as being warriors
  3. A legal code that covered most aspects of daily life
  4. the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered one of the Seven _________ of the World
  5. people who create jewelry, pottery, and other skilled crafts
  6. people who could attend school
  7. the region was known as the “fertile _________”
  8. the world's first writing system
  9. Akkadian leader who conquered all of Mesopotamia to create the world's first empire
  10. present day country occupying the lands of Mesopotamia

20 Clues: people who could attend school • the world's first writing system • Hammurabi was a leader of this place • surrounded city-states in Mesopotamia • place where people worshiped their gods • a person who writes or copies documents • person at the top of the social pyramid • material that buildings were made out of • a word that means “land between two rivers” • ...

G.R.A.P.E.S. Review Ancient Mesopotamia 2025-12-10

G.R.A.P.E.S. Review Ancient Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. Exchange of goods with other regions
  2. Region of rich soil where farming began
  3. Lowest group in society who performed hard labor
  4. Babylonian king who created a written law code
  5. One of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia
  6. Extra crops that allowed people to trade
  7. Religious leader who performed rituals
  8. Ruler of a city state or empire
  9. When workers focus on one job or skill
  10. Independent city with its own ruler and laws
  11. Leader who created the first empire
  12. Skilled craftsperson who made goods
  13. Goods or labor paid to support the government
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  1. Level or rank in Mesopotamian society
  2. Resource imported because Mesopotamia lacked trees
  3. Set of written laws that applied to all people
  4. Resource Mesopotamia traded for because they had few natural deposits
  5. One of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia
  6. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  7. Belief in many gods
  8. System used to bring water to fields
  9. Person who recorded laws and economic transactions
  10. Large territory ruled by one leader
  11. Temple built to honor the gods
  12. Early system of writing in Mesopotamia

25 Clues: Belief in many gods • Temple built to honor the gods • Ruler of a city state or empire • Large territory ruled by one leader • Leader who created the first empire • Skilled craftsperson who made goods • Exchange of goods with other regions • System used to bring water to fields • Level or rank in Mesopotamian society • Religious leader who performed rituals • ...

Mesopotamia 2015-10-27

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. to bring water an area for farming purposes.
  2. Landform that is flat or mostly flat , typically good for farming
  3. is the belief is many gods
  4. A family where the father is the center piece or a male dominated society.
  5. a city that operates like a small independent country complete with a government, religion , language.
  6. is another name for a god, or someone with god like powers
  7. Advance state of human society with a government and social hierarchy
  8. Exchanging good and services for other goods and services
  9. The long term pattern of temperature and rainfall in a location
  10. one of the early forms of written text (not known if this was spoken language)- record keeping
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  1. person who writes and or copies books and records
  2. Another term for farming, controlling the growing of a food source,
  3. Crescent Location where civilization first began ,in modern day Turkey , Syria and Iraq
  4. any skill manual worker (craftsmen)
  5. Also known as the Fertile Crescent; the first powerful human civilization formed.
  6. Taming of plants and animals primary as a source of food or to help with labor tasks.
  7. an earthen embankment design to prevent a river from overflowing it's banks (flood wall) or a bank of earth used to separate areas of farm land.
  8. and Euphrates Rivers Two parallel rivers in Turkey , Syria and Iraq where civilization first started.
  9. recourse Anything found in nature used to meet people's needs.
  10. a religious temple , was the centerpiece of all Mesopotamia city-states.

20 Clues: is the belief is many gods • any skill manual worker (craftsmen) • to bring water an area for farming purposes. • person who writes and or copies books and records • Exchanging good and services for other goods and services • is another name for a god, or someone with god like powers • recourse Anything found in nature used to meet people's needs. • ...

mesopotamia 2022-05-06

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. one god
  2. escape from slavery
  3. person who foretells
  4. paying gold to a higher power
  5. river
  6. wedge shape writing
  7. system of letters Phoenicians used
  8. right and wrong
  9. river 2
  10. promise
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  1. temples in the fertile crescent
  2. first 5 books of Bible
  3. seafaring traders
  4. system of trade
  5. many gods
  6. supply water to
  7. teacher of writing
  8. soldiers mounted on horses
  9. world's first school
  10. carved stone

20 Clues: river • one god • river 2 • promise • many gods • carved stone • system of trade • supply water to • right and wrong • seafaring traders • teacher of writing • escape from slavery • wedge shape writing • person who foretells • world's first school • first 5 books of Bible • soldiers mounted on horses • paying gold to a higher power • temples in the fertile crescent • system of letters Phoenicians used

Mesopotamia 2023-11-09

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. 1895-539 BC. empire in Mesopotamia; Hammurabi was one of its rulers
  2. 2334-2218 BC. the first empire in the world, founded by Sargon the Great who unified Mesopotamia under his rule.
  3. the ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 BC to 1750 BC, whose most enduring legacy is the code of laws he put together.
  4. code a set of laws
  5. the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
  6. a law code enacted by Hammurabi, the king of Babylonia around 1772 BC
  7. the area of land nearby and parallel to a river
  8. an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
  9. the digging up of earth in order to search for something such as remains​​.
  10. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
  11. a grouping of people in a society based usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors
  12. a series of rulers from the same family.
  13. 3500-1650 BC. a region in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, part of the land making up the Fertile Crescent, meaning "land between the rivers" in Greek, where the first early river valley civilizations started
  14. a conqueror from Akkad who defeated the city-states of Sumer about 2350 BC, creating the world’s first empire.
  15. a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.
  16. a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.
  17. the belief in many gods
  18. a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
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  1. a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians around 3000 BC.
  2. the development of skills in a specific kind of work
  3. kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the center of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East. The people were famous for their cruelty and fighting prowess and were monumental builders, as shown by archaeological sites at Nineveh, Ashur, and Nimrūd.
  4. a period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, during which people began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to fashion tools and weapons.
  5. a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire.
  6. all the different ways a distinct group of people interact with one another and their environment and pass these ways down from generation to generation over time
  7. a new method of addressing a problem
  8. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
  9. the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something.
  10. ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs.
  11. a form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.
  12. a temple, in the form of a stepped pyramid, which literally means “mountain of god.”
  13. a professional record-keeper.
  14. a mixture of chemical elements in which at least one is a metal
  15. a human-made object​.
  16. a form of culture characterized by an economy that produces food surpluses, cities, social classes, specialized jobs, developed systems of government, religion, and learning, achievements in technology, art, and monumental architecture, and systems of record keeping

34 Clues: code a set of laws • a human-made object​. • the belief in many gods • a professional record-keeper. • a new method of addressing a problem • a series of rulers from the same family. • the area of land nearby and parallel to a river • the development of skills in a specific kind of work • a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-10-06

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. Month and year in which my grandpa died
  2. Belief in many gods
  3. A.D.
  4. Sound
  5. The river that begins with E
  6. Wedge shaped writing
  7. Picture
  8. Belief in one god
  9. Led his armies in the chariots, they roll
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  1. B.C.
  2. Study of animals
  3. Founder of Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur
  4. Worship temple
  5. Land 'twixt the rivers
  6. Relating to rain
  7. Period before Egyptian dynasties
  8. Current -cene
  9. The river that begins with T
  10. Temporary Ruler
  11. Prince of a city state

20 Clues: B.C. • A.D. • Sound • Picture • Current -cene • Worship temple • Temporary Ruler • Study of animals • Relating to rain • Belief in one god • Belief in many gods • Wedge shaped writing • Land 'twixt the rivers • Prince of a city state • The river that begins with E • The river that begins with T • Period before Egyptian dynasties • Founder of Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur • ...

Mesopotamia 2020-03-02

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. people who specialized in writing and record keeping
  2. fine fertile soil
  3. climate type marked by hot summers and limited rainfall
  4. highest ranking leader of a group of people
  5. written rules for people to obey
  6. concentrated flowing of water.
  7. political unit made up of a city and it’s surrounding lands
  8. increase in size or volume.
  9. advanced form of culture that developed in cities
  10. pictures or drawings that represent a word or an idea
  11. land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  12. period of little or no rainfall when it is difficult to grow crops.
  13. watering dry land by using ditches, pipes, or streams
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  1. fair treatment of all the people, based on the law
  2. amount produced in excess of what is needed
  3. temple build atop a series of increasingly smaller platforms
  4. first known writing system which used wedge-shaped symbols
  5. region stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
  6. flat land bordering the banks of a river
  7. belief in many gods
  8. group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme ruler

21 Clues: fine fertile soil • belief in many gods • increase in size or volume. • concentrated flowing of water. • written rules for people to obey • flat land bordering the banks of a river • amount produced in excess of what is needed • highest ranking leader of a group of people • land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • advanced form of culture that developed in cities • ...

mesopotamia 2020-09-21

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. a pyramid shaped temple tower
  2. city
  3. writer
  4. controlled by men
  5. house of tablets
  6. belief in only one God
  7. countryside
  8. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  9. consisted of a city and all the countryside
  10. the world's first system of writing
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  1. social organization with women as head
  2. Crescent a large arch of rich, farm land
  3. belief in more than one God
  4. between rivers
  5. hierarchy – the division of society by rank
  6. picture symbols
  7. land with people under a single rule
  8. of Gilgamesh long poems that tell stories of heros
  9. a hard point
  10. a way of supplying water to an area of land

20 Clues: city • writer • countryside • a hard point • between rivers • picture symbols • house of tablets • controlled by men • belief in only one God • belief in more than one God • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • the world's first system of writing • land with people under a single rule • social organization with women as head • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-05-05

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. the worship of many gods
  2. King of Babylonian, around 1780 BC
  3. The king of the Akkadians. In 2340 B.C., he conquered all of Mesopotamia and created the world's first empire
  4. code government-created laws or rules that the people had to follow to keep order
  5. of Hammurabi A written code of law from 1772 BC
  6. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  7. having more food than needed
  8. writing system developed by the Sumerians using wedge-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
  9. trading system in which people exchange goods without using money
  10. an ancient city in Mesopotamia, a cultural and political center in Babylonia and a concept used symbolically in the Bible.
  11. The ________ Empire was the world's first empire
  12. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  13. a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
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  1. land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
  2. independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
  3. a male monarch (leader) of a major territorial (land) area
  4. the greatest King of ancient Babylon during the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
  5. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
  6. a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer
  7. land between Tigris and Euphrates
  8. the science, art, and practice of cultivating land to grow crops and raise livestock, providing food and materials for human use
  9. a writer
  10. One of the earliest forms of writing invented by the Sumer
  11. Crescent a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
  12. independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal

25 Clues: a writer • the worship of many gods • having more food than needed • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer • land between Tigris and Euphrates • King of Babylonian, around 1780 BC • a long poem that tells the story of a hero • a way of supplying water to an area of land • of Hammurabi A written code of law from 1772 BC • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-05-08

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. what is at the top of the social hierarchy
  2. independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal
  3. who were the first people to step in mesopotamia
  4. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
  5. the worship of many gods
  6. the division of society by rank or class
  7. a writer
  8. its what we call it every unit
  9. human made water ways cuneiform what was a sumerian style for writing
  10. the enemy of the sumerians
  11. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  12. a way of supplying water
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  1. what the sumerians wrote on
  2. river biggest river in Mesopotamia
  3. it shows you what it looks like when you enter
  4. what was a sumerian style for writing
  5. land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
  6. or farming
  7. are huge stones used as monuments
  8. or countryside
  9. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks polytheism the worship of many gods
  10. what was at the top of a sumerian city state
  11. rich farm land
  12. having more food than needed
  13. the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in particular task or division of labor
  14. code government-created laws or rules that the people had to follow to keep order

26 Clues: a writer • or farming • or countryside • rich farm land • the worship of many gods • a way of supplying water • the enemy of the sumerians • what the sumerians wrote on • having more food than needed • its what we call it every unit • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • are huge stones used as monuments • river biggest river in Mesopotamia • what was a sumerian style for writing • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-05-06

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. farming
  2. what was the earliest known civilization
  3. a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that's good for farming
  4. a object used for carving on clay tablets
  5. tablets clay that is used for writing on
  6. and Tigris what are the two rivers in Mesopotamia
  7. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  8. hierarchy the division of society by rank or class
  9. human-made waterways
  10. what code of law did people have to follow
  11. the western end of the fertile crescent
  12. a pyramid-shaped temple
  13. ruler of the Akkadians
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  1. people who performed religious ceremonies
  2. dominant political force
  3. picture symbols
  4. a city and all the countryside around it
  5. a two or four wheeled vehicle
  6. a prominent ancient city
  7. the most famous Chaldean king
  8. crescent what was the most fertile land
  9. an indigenous ethnic group
  10. what was there writing
  11. gulf where did archaeologist find ancient ruins
  12. a writer

25 Clues: farming • a writer • picture symbols • human-made waterways • what was there writing • ruler of the Akkadians • a pyramid-shaped temple • dominant political force • a prominent ancient city • an indigenous ethnic group • a two or four wheeled vehicle • the most famous Chaldean king • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • the western end of the fertile crescent • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-10-14

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. an area along a river that forms from soil that is deposited when the river overflows its banks
  2. a strong metal made from copper and tin that was used for making tools
  3. Crescent a crescent-shaped region with fertile soil in the Middle East
  4. a person trained to be able to write
  5. the oldest known ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia
  6. the "land between two rivers"
  7. a long period of dry weather
  8. a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
  9. of labor when each member of a society does a specific job
  10. a system of writing developed in ancient Sumer that used wedge-shaped symbols
  11. of Hammurabi the world's first system of laws, recorded by Hammurabi, King of Babylonian, around 1780 B.C.
  12. a large temple built by the ancient Sumerians to honor their gods and goddesses
  13. the Babylonian ruler from about 1800-1750 B.C
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  1. of Law a written set of laws for everyone to obey
  2. a human-made waterway
  3. a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation
  4. and Euphrates Rivers rivers that flow mainly through the Fertile Crescent where the world's first farming civilization developed
  5. a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
  6. the use of laws to treat people fairly and in a way that is morally right
  7. different groups of people living in one large area of land under one ruler
  8. the "king" in a Sumerian city-state
  9. the process of making sure crops have the water they need to grow
  10. believing in only one god
  11. good for farming; rich with nutrients
  12. believing in more than one god
  13. a self-governing city and the lands surrounding it

26 Clues: a human-made waterway • believing in only one god • a long period of dry weather • the "land between two rivers" • believing in more than one god • the "king" in a Sumerian city-state • a person trained to be able to write • good for farming; rich with nutrients • the Babylonian ruler from about 1800-1750 B.C • a self-governing city and the lands surrounding it • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-09-16

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wedge-shaped writing
  2. the worship of many gods
  3. studying the movements and positions of the sun, moon, and stars in the belief they influence one's life
  4. an amount that is more than what is needed
  5. storm god
  6. a system in which people exchange goods and services for other goods and services
  7. the ancient region between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River
  8. a river that flows from the Taurus Mountain through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq to the Persian Gulf; border of Mesopotamia
  9. a powerful city-state in Sumer
  10. a skilled craftsman
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  1. _______ seal; a clay tool used to imprint one's signature
  2. Sir Leonard ________; archaeologist who uncovered Ur and Sumer
  3. _______ Crescent; a curved area from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
  4. a person whose job is to record information in writing
  5. the scientific study of the stars and heavenly objects
  6. a pyramid-like temple
  7. sun god
  8. a river that flows from the Taurus Mountain through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq to the Persian Gulf; border of Mesopotamia
  9. one of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia
  10. freshwater god
  11. morning and evening star goddess

21 Clues: sun god • storm god • freshwater god • a skilled craftsman • wedge-shaped writing • a pyramid-like temple • the worship of many gods • a powerful city-state in Sumer • morning and evening star goddess • an amount that is more than what is needed • one of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia • a person whose job is to record information in writing • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-03-04

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. Mesopotamian River further East
  2. A hot dry climate
  3. King credited with making 1st set of written laws
  4. Hammurabis most famous law
  5. The Sumerian invented this to make trade easier
  6. Fertile Soil from deposited on river banks from the bottom of the river
  7. Sumerian temple of worship
  8. Top of the Mesopotamian Social Pyramid
  9. 2nd civilization credited with laws and architecture
  10. tool used for writing
  11. forcing people to leave their homeland
  12. Nebuchadnezzar built this for his wife Amytis
  13. The first Mesopotamian Civilization
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  1. A payment for protection
  2. system of canals to water crops
  3. crescent Curved area in the middle east with rich soil
  4. The Sumerian invented this allowing greater ease for transportation on land
  5. Meaning Land between the rivers
  6. War like civiliation
  7. The first type of Sumerian writing using symbols
  8. Wedged shape writing
  9. Someone who was paid and trained to write and keep records
  10. The belief in many gods
  11. The sumerians invented this allowing for greater travel on sea
  12. Mesopotamian River further West

25 Clues: A hot dry climate • War like civiliation • Wedged shape writing • tool used for writing • The belief in many gods • A payment for protection • Hammurabis most famous law • Sumerian temple of worship • system of canals to water crops • Mesopotamian River further East • Meaning Land between the rivers • Mesopotamian River further West • The first Mesopotamian Civilization • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-05-05

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  2. a wheeled horse drawn cart
  3. the science of building
  4. A large area of rich or fertile farmland.
  5. a land with different territories and people under a single rule
  6. long poems that tell stories about heroes
  7. man-made waterways.
  8. more food than needed
  9. writer
  10. consisted of a city and all the countryside all around it
  11. the worship of many gods
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  1. the division of society by rank or class
  2. 282 codes
  3. the world's first system of writing
  4. a pyramid shaped temple tower
  5. people who preformed religious ceremonies
  6. A set of letters that can combine into words
  7. A mixture of tiny rocks and rich soil.
  8. picture symbols
  9. A way of supplying water to an area of land

20 Clues: writer • 282 codes • picture symbols • man-made waterways. • more food than needed • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a wheeled horse drawn cart • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • the world's first system of writing • A mixture of tiny rocks and rich soil. • the division of society by rank or class • ...

Mesopotamia 2020-09-23

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – countryside not town
  2. - writing to help keep track a business deals and other deals and other events
  3. – Pictures of things that acted as Words
  4. - belif that there is only one god
  5. – region in the middle east. Time period with inventions that changed everything.
  6. – A former Social organization when the man is the
  7. - Scribes or record keepers The writers of the village
  8. Crescent – “cradle of civilization”
  9. – a city that becomes an independent state
  10. –stepped tower sometimes dominated by a temple
  11. – House of tablets. A placeOf learning where archives and literature are stored on clay tablets
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  1. hierarchy – groups of people or person charoragized by wealth, race, gender, and occupation
  2. – supply of water for crops . Made with channels
  3. – worshiping / believing in more than one god
  4. – A form of social organization where a woman is the head
  5. – A king, queen or emperor
  6. – states or countries under supreme athourity (emperor, empress)
  7. – Writing tool for scribes to write with
  8. - town or city
  9. of Gilgamesh – An epic is a long poem that tells the story of a hero. In the Epic of Gilgamesh it talks about a king who goes around the land with his friends and does Good Deeds.

20 Clues: - town or city • – countryside not town • – A king, queen or emperor • - belif that there is only one god • Crescent – “cradle of civilization” • – Pictures of things that acted as Words • – Writing tool for scribes to write with • – a city that becomes an independent state • – worshiping / believing in more than one god • –stepped tower sometimes dominated by a temple • ...

Mesopotamia 2020-09-18

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who invented the sundial?
  2. Fine particles of fertile soil.
  3. The __ used a place-value system based on 60.
  4. Place where the first cities arose.
  5. A writing system using wedge-shaped symbols on clay.
  6. The empire created by Sargon.
  7. A country based on one city and the farm lands around it.
  8. The __ Empire is also sometimes known as the New Babylonian Empire.
  9. An 'epic' king.
  10. Political districts used by the Assyrians to rule a very large empire effectively.
  11. Emperor of Babylon who created a code of laws.
  12. A system of canals, dams, and levees for bringing water to crops.
  13. The belief in many gods.
  14. Extra of something.
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  1. A word meaning the land between two rivers.
  2. The Assyrians learned iron making from the ___.
  3. A pyramid-shaped temple.
  4. The Sumerians were the first to a mix of tin and copper called __.
  5. Who built the hanging gardens around his palace to please his homesick wife?
  6. Payment made as a sign as surrender.
  7. ____ crescent.
  8. Mesopotamia's first emperor.
  9. An empire famous for conquering others using iron weapons and war chariots.
  10. An ___ for an eye.
  11. River that runs through Mesopotamia.
  12. River that runs through Mesopotamia.
  13. The Sumerians invented the wheel, wooden plow, potters wheel, and __.
  14. Chief Babylonian god.
  15. A long period without rain.
  16. A person whose job it is to write things down.

30 Clues: ____ crescent. • An 'epic' king. • An ___ for an eye. • Extra of something. • Chief Babylonian god. • A pyramid-shaped temple. • The belief in many gods. • Who invented the sundial? • A long period without rain. • Mesopotamia's first emperor. • The empire created by Sargon. • Fine particles of fertile soil. • Place where the first cities arose. • Payment made as a sign as surrender. • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-11-04

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1-Highest - The king, priests, leaders -2- Middle Most of the people were middle class, merchants, farmers, scribes, etc. -3- Lowest - Slaves.
  2. An organized system that groups use to make laws.
  3. People who buy and sell goods to make a living.
  4. Fair treatment under the law.
  5. Sumer was made up of cities and their surrounding area. Each was ruled by its own ruler and government.
  6. 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of life.
  7. An extra supply of something (in Mesopotamia food, grain, barley).
  8. King of the city-state of Babylon.
  9. A person who recorded events and wrote things for others.
Down
  1. money collected to pay for the government and their improvements.
  2. The ruler of an empire.
  3. If you broke someone's arm, they would break your arm in return, hammurabiś idea of equal justice.
  4. The first emperor. He was the ruler of Akkad (his people became known as Akkadians).
  5. Different people had different jobs.
  6. Land area in Southern Mesopotamia.
  7. Conquered land governed by one ruler.
  8. Likely an ancient king of Sumer. He became a legend.
  9. Ancient written language in Mesopotamia.
  10. -A way of government with a king or emperor.
  11. To take over the lands of others.

20 Clues: The ruler of an empire. • Fair treatment under the law. • To take over the lands of others. • Land area in Southern Mesopotamia. • King of the city-state of Babylon. • Different people had different jobs. • Conquered land governed by one ruler. • Ancient written language in Mesopotamia. • -A way of government with a king or emperor. • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-11-04

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -A way of government with a king or emperor.
  2. If you broke someone's arm, they would break your arm in return, hammurabiś idea of equal justice.
  3. A person who recorded events and wrote things for others.
  4. To take over the lands of others.
  5. Likely an ancient king of Sumer. He became a legend.
  6. Fair treatment under the law.
  7. The first emperor. He was the ruler of Akkad (his people became known as Akkadians).
  8. Land area in Southern Mesopotamia.
  9. Conquered land governed by one ruler.
  10. King of the city-state of Babylon.
Down
  1. Different people had different jobs.
  2. The ruler of an empire.
  3. 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of life.
  4. An organized system that groups use to make laws.
  5. 1-Highest - The king, priests, leaders -2- Middle Most of the people were middle class, merchants, farmers, scribes, etc. -3- Lowest - Slaves.
  6. People who buy and sell goods to make a living.
  7. Sumer was made up of cities and their surrounding area. Each was ruled by its own ruler and government.
  8. money collected to pay for the government and their improvements.
  9. An extra supply of something (in Mesopotamia food, grain, barley).
  10. Ancient written language in Mesopotamia.

20 Clues: The ruler of an empire. • Fair treatment under the law. • To take over the lands of others. • Land area in Southern Mesopotamia. • King of the city-state of Babylon. • Different people had different jobs. • Conquered land governed by one ruler. • Ancient written language in Mesopotamia. • -A way of government with a king or emperor. • ...

mesopotamia 2021-12-20

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. epic wanted to live forever
  2. hammurabis code
  3. weak and child
  4. people worshiped them
  5. weaver pottery blacksmith
  6. made out of clay
  7. a way of trading
  8. works on ziggurat
  9. the land between two rivers
  10. a part of mesopotamia
  11. city states under one ruler
  12. prayer leader of a church
  13. a complex soicitey
  14. not strong
Down
  1. cresent mesopotamia
  2. a wifeless boy or a husband less girl
  3. used to make mudbrick
  4. a fighter
  5. first empoer
  6. code laws
  7. fertile land
  8. a record keeper
  9. made out of mudbrick
  10. crops farming
  11. neclace for shoe
  12. hammurabis laws

26 Clues: a fighter • code laws • not strong • first empoer • fertile land • crops farming • weak and child • hammurabis code • a record keeper • hammurabis laws • made out of clay • a way of trading • neclace for shoe • works on ziggurat • a complex soicitey • cresent mesopotamia • made out of mudbrick • used to make mudbrick • people worshiped them • a part of mesopotamia • weaver pottery blacksmith • ...

Mesopotamia 2017-10-24

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion
  2. A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture
  3. A person who can write in ancient times
  4. One of the earliest forms of writing by mankind
  5. Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around
  6. A man made wall designed to keep a river within its bank or to separate different farm fields
  7. The most well know Mesopotamian group
  8. Area and people where civilization first developed
  9. Thought to be the first civilization in human history
Down
  1. A Mesopotamian religious temple
  2. A powerful group of northern Mesopotamian
  3. Area of modern day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey where human civilization developed
  4. Worlds oldest complete cod of law
  5. A powerful group of central Mesopotamia highlighted by the rise of Sargon the Great
  6. A society or family that is based on males
  7. Worlds oldest story that influences bible stories
  8. A business person who trades things made by other people to make profit
  9. A small independent city that runs like a tiny country
  10. A worker in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand
  11. Metal tool that is used to carve open the ground planting

20 Clues: A Mesopotamian religious temple • Worlds oldest complete cod of law • The most well know Mesopotamian group • A person who can write in ancient times • A powerful group of northern Mesopotamian • A society or family that is based on males • One of the earliest forms of writing by mankind • Worlds oldest story that influences bible stories • ...

Mesopotamia 2012-10-24

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an amount of a good such as food in excess of what is needed
  2. a political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmlands
  3. a type of writing made up of wedge shaped markings
  4. the ruler of an empire
  5. a set of written rules
  6. a Persian govenor
  7. a collection of many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler
  8. magnificent structure of gardens built in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
  9. a metal made of copper and tin
  10. a sharpened reed used to press markings into clay tablets
  11. an ancient region of southern mesopotamia
  12. the flat land bordering a river
  13. a political division of a country
  14. a picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea
  15. period of little or no rainfall
  16. a belief in many gods or goddesses
  17. a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper
  18. the leader of a group of people
Down
  1. an ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in a series of steplike levels
  2. the fine soil deposited by floodwaters
  3. an advanced form of culture
  4. the region between the Tigris and Euphrates River
  5. money paid to a conquering ruler for protection
  6. a region that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
  7. a road in Peria used for government purposes
  8. the ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1791 to 1750 bce
  9. forced removal from ones homeland
  10. acceptance of habits beliefs and practices of others
  11. land within modern day Turkey
  12. fair treatment of people
  13. having little rainfall and warm temperatures

31 Clues: a Persian govenor • the ruler of an empire • a set of written rules • fair treatment of people • an advanced form of culture • land within modern day Turkey • a metal made of copper and tin • the flat land bordering a river • period of little or no rainfall • the leader of a group of people • forced removal from ones homeland • a political division of a country • ...

mesopotamia 2015-10-02

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. city area
  2. uruk's king
  3. the akkadian emperor
  4. the science of building
  5. a form of writting
  6. picture symbols
  7. a man made water way
  8. a part or function
  9. a person who performs religous ceremonies
  10. A set of letters that can be conbined to make a word
Down
  1. a pyramid shaped temple tower
  2. more than they needed
  3. consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
  4. a chaldean king
  5. result
  6. a ruler of a kindom or empire
  7. the worship of many gods
  8. a way of supplying water
  9. country area
  10. a writer
  11. poems about heroes
  12. a wheeled horse drawn cart
  13. land with different people under a single rule

23 Clues: result • a writer • city area • uruk's king • country area • a chaldean king • picture symbols • a form of writting • a part or function • poems about heroes • the akkadian emperor • a man made water way • more than they needed • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a way of supplying water • a wheeled horse drawn cart • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kindom or empire • ...

mesopotamia 2015-10-02

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
  2. a chaldean king
  3. uruk's king
  4. a form of writting
  5. result
  6. picture symbols
  7. a person who performs religous ceremonies
  8. country area
  9. poems about heroes
  10. a wheeled horse drawn cart
  11. a part or function
  12. city area
Down
  1. a pyramid shaped temple tower
  2. a man made water way
  3. the worship of many gods
  4. the science of building
  5. a ruler of a kindom or empire
  6. a way of supplying water
  7. A set of letters that can be conbined to make a word
  8. land with different people under a single rule
  9. more than they needed
  10. the akkadian emperor
  11. a writer

23 Clues: result • a writer • city area • uruk's king • country area • a chaldean king • picture symbols • a form of writting • poems about heroes • a part or function • a man made water way • the akkadian emperor • more than they needed • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a way of supplying water • a wheeled horse drawn cart • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kindom or empire • ...

Mesopotamia 2016-01-10

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. After the Sumerians Mesopotamia was ruled by
  2. Land between the two rivers
  3. This played a strong role in Mesopotamian life
  4. The story of Gilgamesh is what type of story
  5. The stele of _____ was a bunch of laws
  6. Meaning "mountain" or "pinnacle"
  7. Language in which musical lyrics were written
  8. A stone slab, often carved in relief, set upright to commemorate a person or event
Down
  1. Said "Justice should prevail in the land"
  2. Writing on clay tablets with wedged shaped characters
  3. Figures that come in several sizes and pictured with wide attentive eyes to pray to the gods
  4. Made in a similar pattern
  5. Sumerian literature that predates the Illiad
  6. Music consisting of a single line
  7. Used to be called Land of Sumer but is present day ____
  8. a highly organized society capable of making dams
  9. The head of the BULL-headed is what kind of animal
  10. The birthplace of Abraham
  11. This river along with the Euphrates were the two rivers between Mesopotamia
  12. A serious but benevolent man who considered himself the "faithful shepherd"

20 Clues: Made in a similar pattern • The birthplace of Abraham • Land between the two rivers • Meaning "mountain" or "pinnacle" • Music consisting of a single line • The stele of _____ was a bunch of laws • Said "Justice should prevail in the land" • After the Sumerians Mesopotamia was ruled by • Sumerian literature that predates the Illiad • ...

Mesopotamia 2016-05-11

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First code of laws.
  2. This is where Mesopotamia is located today
  3. Their first religion was.
  4. Mesopotamia was called this.
  5. The first epic was created here (the name of the epic).
  6. Jobs for certain people.
  7. The Phoenicians greatest legacy.
  8. They were created here (something in math).
  9. Place for worship usually in the center of towns.
  10. These began here.
  11. These begain here when a king passed down the kingdom to his son.
Down
  1. First what when people start to settle in a specific area.
  2. These people had more rights then now.
  3. The land between the two rivers.
  4. The sea Traders.
  5. The two rivers located in Mesopotamia
  6. Phoenician's ships were mad of this.
  7. Controlled by what before kings.
  8. Phoenicians traded this.
  9. First written language from Sumer.

20 Clues: The sea Traders. • These began here. • First code of laws. • Jobs for certain people. • Phoenicians traded this. • Their first religion was. • Mesopotamia was called this. • The land between the two rivers. • The Phoenicians greatest legacy. • Controlled by what before kings. • First written language from Sumer. • Phoenician's ships were mad of this. • ...

MESOPOTAMIA 2023-10-19

MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper
  2. The first civilization in Mesopotamia
  3. A mesopotamian writing system
  4. A set of rules or laws
  5. A river in Mesopotamia
  6. To move around with a permanent dwelling
  7. The homeroom with the best decorated door
  8. Group of territories or cultures controlled by one ruler
  9. A person who studies the lives and cultures of ancient people
  10. To trade one item for another
  11. A severe shortage of food leading to starvation or death
  12. An object that has been made or modified by man
  13. A fertile place in the desert that has plants and water
Down
  1. A river in Mesopotamia
  2. Capable of reproducing
  3. Sumerian King
  4. An arc of fertile farmland between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterrian
  5. A sacred place used for religious purposes
  6. Supplying water to plants to aid in farming
  7. A religion that believes in many gods
  8. A mix of rock and fertile soil deposited by rivers
  9. A babylonian king who made the code of lows of Sumer and Mesopotamia
  10. A rectangular pyramid with terraces

23 Clues: Sumerian King • A river in Mesopotamia • Capable of reproducing • A set of rules or laws • A river in Mesopotamia • A mesopotamian writing system • To trade one item for another • A rectangular pyramid with terraces • The first civilization in Mesopotamia • A religion that believes in many gods • To move around with a permanent dwelling • The homeroom with the best decorated door • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-11-02

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to be made up of
  2. having many parts, details, or ideas
  3. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
  4. moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart
  5. A man how made the first law (282 of them)
  6. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real her
  7. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
  8. a belief in more than one god
  9. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
Down
  1. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
  2. fine particles of fertile soil
  3. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
  4. a set of official laws
  5. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
  6. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
  7. relating to soldiers, arms, or war
  8. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
  9. a geographic area
  10. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
  11. person who studies planets and stars
  12. an amount that is left over after a need has been met

21 Clues: to be made up of • a geographic area • a set of official laws • a belief in more than one god • fine particles of fertile soil • relating to soldiers, arms, or war • having many parts, details, or ideas • person who studies planets and stars • A man how made the first law (282 of them) • a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-05-21

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. basis for Mesopotamian economy
  2. belief in many gods
  3. river on the southern side of the fertile crescent
  4. use of canals and dams to control river flooding
  5. river on the northern side of the fertile crescent
  6. government where priests also serve as rulers
  7. king who built the first Mesopotamian empire
  8. first known set of laws in Babylon
  9. people who wander in search of food
  10. earliest literature; epic poem about king and his heroic deeds
  11. economic system involving the exchange of goods
Down
  1. first known civilization
  2. land between two rivers
  3. term describing the river flooding in Mesopotamia
  4. independent community ruled by a king and surrounded by a wall
  5. body of water into which the two rivers flow
  6. spread of ideas and customs
  7. change from food gathering to food producing
  8. system of wedge shaped writing; first known writing
  9. pyramid-like temple built to honor a city-state's god
  10. period of time in which tools were made of a mixture of copper and tin

21 Clues: belief in many gods • land between two rivers • first known civilization • spread of ideas and customs • basis for Mesopotamian economy • first known set of laws in Babylon • people who wander in search of food • body of water into which the two rivers flow • change from food gathering to food producing • king who built the first Mesopotamian empire • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-10-14

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area along a river that forms from soil that is deposited when the river overflows its banks
  2. a strong metal made from copper and tin that was used for making tools
  3. Crescent a crescent-shaped region with fertile soil in the Middle East
  4. a person trained to be able to write
  5. the oldest known ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia
  6. the "land between two rivers"
  7. a long period of dry weather
  8. a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
  9. of labor when each member of a society does a specific job
  10. a system of writing developed in ancient Sumer that used wedge-shaped symbols
  11. of Hammurabi the world's first system of laws, recorded by Hammurabi, King of Babylonian, around 1780 B.C.
  12. a large temple built by the ancient Sumerians to honor their gods and goddesses
  13. the Babylonian ruler from about 1800-1750 B.C
Down
  1. of Law a written set of laws for everyone to obey
  2. a human-made waterway
  3. a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation
  4. and Euphrates Rivers rivers that flow mainly through the Fertile Crescent where the world's first farming civilization developed
  5. a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
  6. the use of laws to treat people fairly and in a way that is morally right
  7. different groups of people living in one large area of land under one ruler
  8. the "king" in a Sumerian city-state
  9. the process of making sure crops have the water they need to grow
  10. believing in only one god
  11. good for farming; rich with nutrients
  12. believing in more than one god
  13. a self-governing city and the lands surrounding it

26 Clues: a human-made waterway • believing in only one god • a long period of dry weather • the "land between two rivers" • believing in more than one god • the "king" in a Sumerian city-state • a person trained to be able to write • good for farming; rich with nutrients • the Babylonian ruler from about 1800-1750 B.C • a self-governing city and the lands surrounding it • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-11-10

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large acre of rich or fertile
  2. The science of building buildings
  3. Long poem that tells the story of hero’s
  4. The worlds first system of writing
  5. Code
  6. People who performed or led religions ceremonies
  7. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  8. Human made water ways
  9. hierarchy The division of society by ranks or classes
  10. Eupharates River & What
  11. Farmers Produce
  12. The worship of many gods
Down
  1. Of labor
  2. Sargon build the first what
  3. Tigris River & What
  4. 60
  5. A way to supply water to an area of land
  6. Mesopotamia is in a land called
  7. Is an organized society with in a specific area
  8. or picture symbols
  9. Consisted of a central city and all the countryside around out
  10. A person hired to keep track of things traded

22 Clues: 60 • Code • Of labor • Farmers Produce • or picture symbols • Tigris River & What • Human made water ways • Eupharates River & What • The worship of many gods • Sargon build the first what • A large acre of rich or fertile • Mesopotamia is in a land called • The science of building buildings • The worlds first system of writing • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-10-03

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. owned the cities
  2. weaker than bronze
  3. Sumerians invented
  4. not as important as a g-d
  5. Mesopotamians invented this while building.
  6. Sumerian city
  7. tin and copper makes ________.
  8. wedged-shaped writing
  9. a place with control over money and government
  10. believing in many gods
  11. a type of commoner
  12. can't die
  13. cuneiform was written on _____ tablets.
  14. another word for trade or exchange
Down
  1. more than needed
  2. type of government that follows a holy book and/or the leader has been chosen by God.
  3. Sumerians first Mesopotamian _____________.
  4. kings lived in
  5. one g-d
  6. allowed farmers to grow crops regularly.
  7. type of math used by Sumerians
  8. Mesopotamia is located between the rivers.
  9. died in The Epic of Gilgamesh
  10. type of building in honor of the g-ds
  11. for the g-ds and g-ddesses
  12. civilization began
  13. keep time
  14. Mesopotamia is located between the rivers.
  15. houses and buildings were made from this brick.
  16. top of the social class

30 Clues: one g-d • keep time • can't die • Sumerian city • kings lived in • owned the cities • more than needed • weaker than bronze • Sumerians invented • civilization began • a type of commoner • wedged-shaped writing • believing in many gods • top of the social class • not as important as a g-d • for the g-ds and g-ddesses • died in The Epic of Gilgamesh • type of math used by Sumerians • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-09-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Epic of ___ is one of the oldest stories in world history, with the earliest copy written around 2000 BCE.
  2. People were treated ___ based on their place in the social hierarchy.
  3. Many civilizations in Mesopotamia developed governments called ___.
  4. Boys from wealthy families who learned Cuneiform would become ___ or official record keepers.
  5. Method of supplying water to an area of land or crops.
  6. Darius I created a standard type of money or ___ used in the Persian Empire. This made trade easier.
  7. The ___ of the hierarchy had very little power, status, and wealth
  8. was located between the ____ River and ____ River in modern day Iraq and Syria.
  9. A mixture of copper and tin used to build better weapons and tools.
  10. Too much water caused floods and ____ crops and property.
  11. Helped transport people and heavy objects over long distances in a shorter amount of time.
  12. Just the right amount of water would ____ the soil for farming.
  13. Famous collection of 282 written laws that governed Babylonian society.
  14. Kings and priests would declare that their ___ came from the ___.
  15. The study of the physical features of the earth and how human activity is affected.
  16. People living together in a more or less ordered community.
  17. ___ ___ number system was a mathematical system where 60 seconds equaled 1 minute and 60 minutes equaled 1 hour.
  18. Irrigation improved farming conditions and resulted in a ___ of food. Basically, more than what is needed.
  19. Too little water would cause ____ and lead to starvation.
  20. Extra food supply meant not everyone needed to farm so a ____ of ____ was created where workers specialize in a particular task
  21. The ___ of the hierarchy had power, status, and wealth.
  22. Farmers depended on the ____ of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to grow their crops.
  23. A division of society that is based upon rank or class.
  24. Separated the soil to more easily plant seeds for growing crops.
  25. Monarchy: government where a ___ or ___ rules a civilization.
  26. ___ typically worked in the home and raised their children.
Down
  1. Territories and people from different lands under a single rule.
  2. A long poem.
  3. The Sumerians created cuneiform which was originally used for keeping business records on ____ and ____.
  4. ___ was the leader of Babylonia created one of the oldest sets of written laws / codes in history.
  5. Pyramid-shaped temple towers for worship.
  6. Moving from place to place with no permanent home.
  7. Activities associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power among individuals, such as the distribution of resources.
  8. A thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
  9. Conquered Northern Mesopotamia and established the Akkadian Empire, the first empire in world history.
  10. The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
  11. The worship of many gods.
  12. The ___ ___ was a mathematical system that divided a year into 12 months and measured the length of months using the moon phases.
  13. Large region of rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
  14. The world’s first writing system using triangle-shaped symbols, which could stand for syllables or entire words.
  15. Greek word that translates to “land between two rivers” in English.
  16. ___generally had more power and more educational opportunities and usually worked outside the home.
  17. A particular system of faith, belief and worship.
  18. A mixture of small rocks, soil and mud that was perfect for farming.
  19. Allowed people to travel across water, transport goods, and trade with other civilizations.
  20. The surplus of food also led to increased trade between civilizations and other technological advances.
  21. The Mesopotamian economy was centered around ___, as many people were farmers.
  22. The worship of one god.
  23. ___ dug canals, man-made waterways, that transported the water from the rivers to the fields.
  24. A political system with an independent city and the surrounding area. Each city-state had its own government and worshiped a main god.

50 Clues: A long poem. • The worship of one god. • The worship of many gods. • Pyramid-shaped temple towers for worship. • A particular system of faith, belief and worship. • Moving from place to place with no permanent home. • Method of supplying water to an area of land or crops. • The ___ of the hierarchy had power, status, and wealth. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-09-14

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A way of supplying water to land or crops
  2. A wealthy group who usually attended school in Sumer
  3. A curved area from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea (two words)
  4. A skilled craftsman
  5. Where God multiplied people's languages, causing new civilizations to emerge
  6. A group of people in society with the same social position, often determined by economic status
  7. Name of Sumerian schools
  8. The side that women pinned their garments
  9. What part of the world is the Fertile Crescent a part of today? (two words)
  10. A city and the surrounding land and villages it controls
  11. Group of people not considered to be equal to men
  12. A mound made up of layered dirt and the remains of buildings.
Down
  1. The ancient region between the Euphrates River and Tigris River
  2. Two modern countries that share the area that was Mesopotamia?
  3. Who controlled majority of Mesopotamian lands
  4. An excavation site to find artifacts
  5. The side that men pinned their garments
  6. When the Sumerian Civilization developed
  7. Important to the growth and development of civilizations
  8. What was thought to link heaven and earth
  9. A system in which people exchange goods and services for other goods or services
  10. What held back floodwaters
  11. Used for a business transactions involving cattle
  12. What oxen pulled in order to farm fertile land
  13. One of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia
  14. What type of access allowed for fertile soil to run down the mountains of Mesopotamia
  15. Last name of the archeologist that contributed greatly to the understanding of the Sumerian civilization.

27 Clues: A skilled craftsman • Name of Sumerian schools • What held back floodwaters • An excavation site to find artifacts • The side that men pinned their garments • When the Sumerian Civilization developed • A way of supplying water to land or crops • What was thought to link heaven and earth • The side that women pinned their garments • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-08-28

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Es un arte que no está firmado, por lo tanto es _________.
  2. Algunas de las estatuas representaban esto.
  3. Rompían la monotonía del muro y ahuyentaban a los espíritus malignos.
  4. En el arte mesopotámico, los materiales constructivos son fundamentalmente el adobe y el __________.
  5. Los temas principales eran guerra, caza y los ____________.
  6. Desequilibraron la hegemonía babilónica detentada durante varios siglos.
  7. Una de las dependencias más importantes en la arquitectura persa.
  8. Animal fantástico, mezcla de gavilán y serpiente.
  9. Se subía al zigurat a través de una rampa o _________.
Down
  1. Fue el último período del arte de Babilonia.
  2. Dieron lugar a la famosa Torre de Babel bíblica.
  3. Consistían en cuatro pares de bolutas,dispuestas verticalmente y servían de remate al fuste.
  4. Tenían bajorrelieve, ocupación favorita del rey.
  5. Esta región estuvo habitada por sumerios y acarios.
  6. Código de Hammurabi, entrega del código jurídico a la divinidad Shama.
  7. El arte mesopotámico es de carácter eminente ___________.
  8. Región que significa "entre dos ríos", Tigris y Éufrates.
  9. Se caracterizó por su gran elegancia y armonía de las formas.
  10. Material utilizado para el zigurat.
  11. Figuras rechonchas, faldilla de lana de oveja, calvos, manos entrelazadas y nariz aquiliforme.

20 Clues: Material utilizado para el zigurat. • Algunas de las estatuas representaban esto. • Fue el último período del arte de Babilonia. • Dieron lugar a la famosa Torre de Babel bíblica. • Tenían bajorrelieve, ocupación favorita del rey. • Animal fantástico, mezcla de gavilán y serpiente. • Esta región estuvo habitada por sumerios y acarios. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-10-06

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. game still played today (similar to football)
  2. major cause of death
  3. sound
  4. spears,axes, bow and arrows are military ____
  5. when the Tigris and Euphrates river flood is ______
  6. pictures
  7. husband of mother nature
  8. government run by religion
  9. mother nature equivalent
  10. permanent ruler
  11. own town budget but still part of something bigger
  12. religious temple
Down
  1. formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers along with the Mediterranean Sea
  2. serve between God and man
  3. wedged shaped writing
  4. temporary ruler
  5. first city in Mesopotamia
  6. musical instruments were made out of hollow ____
  7. 13 was a ______ number
  8. "land between two rivers"
  9. period before the normally recognized dynasties, especially in ancient Egypt before about 3000 BC.
  10. relating to a line of hereditary rulers of a country
  11. action
  12. houses were made of bricks, reeds and ____

24 Clues: sound • action • pictures • temporary ruler • permanent ruler • religious temple • major cause of death • wedged shaped writing • 13 was a ______ number • husband of mother nature • mother nature equivalent • serve between God and man • first city in Mesopotamia • "land between two rivers" • government run by religion • houses were made of bricks, reeds and ____ • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-03-13

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tomb for a pharaoh King Tut’s pyramid was full of riches and gold.
  2. a bucket attached to a long pole, used to transport water.The shadoof helped the Egyptians transport water more easily.
  3. a waterfall or rapids in a river. The cataracts in the Nile River helped provide protection against invaders.
  4. Huge stone structure, which served as a tomb for the pharaoh.King Tut’s pyramid was full of riches and gold.
  5. process- During the mummification process, they embalmed the body to keep it from decaying
  6. The use of workers and resources to produce goods.The economy of ancient Egypt was dependent on farming.
  7. First female ruler in Egypt.Hatshepsut was a powerful ruler, who brought peace and prosperity to Egypt.
  8. Large area of silt, where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.The Nile Delta provided large amounts of silt for farming.
  9. group of lands and people under one government.A pharaoh ruled the Egyptian empire.
Down
  1. Watering of dry land by means of stream canals or pipes.The Nile waters irrigated the land in Egypt.
  2. preparing the paragraph body for the afterlife
  3. Egypt’s supreme ruler.The pharaoh was considered a god in ancient Egypt.
  4. Soil enriched with minerals.Silt helped papyrus grow along the Nile River.
  5. assistant to the pharaoh the bureaucrat helps the pharaoh carry out tasks
  6. Built the largest pyramid in Egypt. Khufu ordered the construction of the Pyramids of Giza, guarded by the Sphinx.
  7. King who united upper and lower Egypt.Menes wore a red and white crown that symbolized one ruler for Egypt.
  8. Tut- Egypt’s youngest pharaoh.King Tut was pharaoh at the age when Americans attend middle school.
  9. of the Kings- Many of the pharaohs were buried here in underground tombs.The Valley of Kings is a historical site full of pyramids, located in Upper Egypt.Nile River Valley- Site of Egyptian CivilizationThe Egyptians created a prosperous civilization in the Nile River Valley.
  10. fertile fark soil alona the Nile Silt
  11. Ruled ancient Egypt and taught the Egyptians military skills.The Egyptians strengthened their army with teachings from the Hyksos, and then ousted them from the empire.
  12. government run by a religious leader.The pharaoh makes laws and honors the gods.
  13. a writing system made of picture and sound symbol sHieroglyphics was more advanced than cuneiform.
  14. plant that grows along the Nile.The scribes used papyrus to record information.

23 Clues: fertile fark soil alona the Nile Silt • preparing the paragraph body for the afterlife • tomb for a pharaoh King Tut’s pyramid was full of riches and gold. • Egypt’s supreme ruler.The pharaoh was considered a god in ancient Egypt. • assistant to the pharaoh the bureaucrat helps the pharaoh carry out tasks • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-12-11

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Persons who relied on others (the head of the household) for their basic needs and support, such as children, kins, elderly, or disabled family members.
  2. A social class of individuals in the highest social hierarchy with significant power, wealth, and influence, playing a crucial role in the governance and cultural life of Mesopotamian city-states
  3. A female religious leader who served in temples dedicated to various gods and goddesses like Inanna or Ishtar.
  4. A method used to supply water to crops.
  5. A religious leader in Mesopotamia, often served by servants.
  6. A person working in a workshop or guild to share techniques, regulate standards and, offer support among artisans
  7. 16. A legendary king of Uruk, whose epic adventures are recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh poem.
  8. The cultivation of crops, essential for Mesopotamian survival.
  9. The basic social and economic unit consisting of family members, servants, and slaves living together under one roof, reflecting the broader structure of Mesopotamian society.
  10. A skilled craftsman or worker who specialized in producing goods like pottery, textiles, metalwork, jewelry, or other handmade items in workshops or for wealthy patrons
  11. A person who writes or copies texts, often a servant in Mesopotamia.
  12. The art of making clay vessels, often done by servants.
Down
  1. A person who performs duties for other households.
  2. The responsibilities and tasks assigned to each individual within the Mesopotamian society such as farming, governing, trading and conducting religious ceremonies
  3. The separation of work into specific tasks, common among Mesopotamian servants.
  4. The practice of owning people as property, common in Mesopotamia.
  5. The cultivation of crops, essential for Mesopotamian survival.
  6. A common craft among Mesopotamian servants, producing textiles.
  7. Compensation given to laborers and servants in exchange for their labor in Mesopotamia such as farm produce and clothing
  8. The people of ancient Sumer, credited with many innovations.
  9. The ruler of a Mesopotamian city-state.
  10. The sixth king of Babylon, known for his code of laws.
  11. A person involved in trade, selling goods to other traders locally and other neighboring regions.
  12. A person in the lower class who performed manual or physical labor, often in farming, construction projects like Ziggurats other labor-intensive activities for a wage.

24 Clues: A method used to supply water to crops. • The ruler of a Mesopotamian city-state. • A person who performs duties for other households. • The sixth king of Babylon, known for his code of laws. • The art of making clay vessels, often done by servants. • A religious leader in Mesopotamia, often served by servants. • ...

Mesopotamia 2026-02-25

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Empire in southwest Asia with Babylon as its capital
  2. Group of people sharing similar social or economic status
  3. Wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia
  4. Mesopotamian invention used for carts and transport
  5. Independent city with its own government and surrounding land
  6. Many territories and peoples ruled by one government
  7. Farming and growing crops for food
  8. Skilled worker who makes goods by hand
  9. Person trained to read write and keep records
  10. To tame plants or animals for human use
Down
  1. Belief in many gods
  2. Large rectangular tiered temple made of mud bricks
  3. Babylonian king who created a written code of laws
  4. Organized system of laws
  5. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  6. Semicircle of fertile land from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
  7. Ancient region in southern Mesopotamia with early city-states
  8. Northern region between the Tigris River and Zagros Mountains
  9. Supplying farmland with water using canals
  10. Religious leaders who communicated with the gods

20 Clues: Belief in many gods • Organized system of laws • Farming and growing crops for food • Skilled worker who makes goods by hand • To tame plants or animals for human use • Supplying farmland with water using canals • Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers • Person trained to read write and keep records • Wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia 2026-05-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The year that Mesopotamia fell.
  2. Having too much food.
  3. God of the sun and justice
  4. One of the most important Mesopotamian cities.
  5. The two main rivers
  6. The Sumerian god of wisdom and magic
  7. God of the moon and wisdom
  8. A crafts person
  9. Loom made for weaving string
  10. First Mesopotamian civilizations
  11. Civilizations that stay for long periods of time
  12. Mesopotamian civilizations ruled by kings
Down
  1. The ruler that defeated Mesopotamia
  2. Mesopotamian form of writing
  3. The worship of multiple gods
  4. Goddess of love and fertility
  5. The empire founded by Sargon, 2334–2154 BCE
  6. The Sumerian god of the sky
  7. The ruler of the Babylonians from 1792 to 1750 BC
  8. Fertile soil
  9. Place of worship in this civilization
  10. A person trained to read and write information
  11. First proven civilization in the area
  12. First written set of laws
  13. The Sumerian god of the earth
  14. wheeled tool used to harvest crops
  15. Adapting plants and animals to live with people
  16. The ruler that lead the Akkadians from 2334 to 2279 BC

28 Clues: Fertile soil • A crafts person • The two main rivers • Having too much food. • First written set of laws • God of the sun and justice • God of the moon and wisdom • The Sumerian god of the sky • Mesopotamian form of writing • The worship of multiple gods • Loom made for weaving string • Goddess of love and fertility • The Sumerian god of the earth • The year that Mesopotamia fell. • ...

PERADABAN MESOPOTAMIA 2023-01-13

PERADABAN MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. RAJA KHALDEA YANG TERKENAL
  2. PUSAT KEKUASAAN AKKADIA
  3. PEMIMPIN BANGSA AKKADIA
  4. DEWA LANGIT
  5. MESOPOTAMIA MERUPAKAN PERADABAN
  6. KEPERCAYAAN BANGSA SUMERIA
  7. RAJA TERBESAR BABILONIA
Down
  1. MASYARAKAT AWAL PENGHUNI MESOPOTAMIA
  2. DEWA AIR
  3. DEWA BUMI
  4. RUMPUN DARI BANGSA SEMIT
  5. TEMPAT PEMUJAAN KEPADA DEWA
  6. BANGSA PENGEMBARA
  7. SALAH SATU SUNGAI YANG MENGAPITI MESOPOTAMIA
  8. AWAL KATA BABILONIA
  9. PENGGANTI RAJA CYRUS

16 Clues: DEWA AIR • DEWA BUMI • DEWA LANGIT • BANGSA PENGEMBARA • AWAL KATA BABILONIA • PENGGANTI RAJA CYRUS • PUSAT KEKUASAAN AKKADIA • PEMIMPIN BANGSA AKKADIA • RAJA TERBESAR BABILONIA • RUMPUN DARI BANGSA SEMIT • RAJA KHALDEA YANG TERKENAL • KEPERCAYAAN BANGSA SUMERIA • TEMPAT PEMUJAAN KEPADA DEWA • MESOPOTAMIA MERUPAKAN PERADABAN • MASYARAKAT AWAL PENGHUNI MESOPOTAMIA • ...

Mesopotamia 2012-11-19

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place Mesopotamia is now called
  2. an important item that if there is more of, civilization can grow
  3. a type of writing used by Sumerians
  4. the one of only people in the city that can read
  5. name of the region the Sumerians lived
  6. what Sumerians were before citizens of a civilization
Down
  1. temples built for gods
  2. what Sumerians grew into all around Mesopotamia
  3. a famous city in Mesopotamia
  4. made 282 laws
  5. the other river
  6. one of the two rivers
  7. a structure that moved water from place to place
  8. are the ancient men and women who lived in Mesopotamia
  9. one of many inventions made by Sumerians

15 Clues: made 282 laws • the other river • one of the two rivers • temples built for gods • a famous city in Mesopotamia • the place Mesopotamia is now called • a type of writing used by Sumerians • name of the region the Sumerians lived • one of many inventions made by Sumerians • what Sumerians grew into all around Mesopotamia • a structure that moved water from place to place • ...

Le antiche civiltà 2018-11-07

Le antiche civiltà crossword puzzle
Across
  1. La moglie di Abramo
  2. Città da cui parte Abramo
  3. Lettere sacre che non vengono mai lette
  4. Fiducia
  5. Territorio fertile attraversato da quattro fiumi
  6. Religione dai molti dèi
  7. Stregoni
  8. La più antica civiltà della Mesopotamia
  9. Il padre di tutti i credenti in un solo Dio
  10. Fiume che attraversa la Palestina
  11. Fiume della Mesopotamia
  12. Lo era il popolo ebraico
  13. Terra tra due fiumi
Down
  1. Fiume della Mesopotamia
  2. Abitanti della Mesopotamia
  3. Dea della fertilità e della guerra
  4. Lo è la terra verso cui parte Abramo
  5. Furono costruiti per onorare gli dèi
  6. Figlio di Abramo
  7. Religione che crede in un unico Dio
  8. Abramo è stato il primo
  9. Fiume egiziano
  10. Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi
  11. Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei
  12. La divinità più importante dei Babilonesi
  13. Elemento indispensabile per vivere

26 Clues: Fiducia • Stregoni • Fiume egiziano • Figlio di Abramo • La moglie di Abramo • Terra tra due fiumi • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Abramo è stato il primo • Religione dai molti dèi • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Lo era il popolo ebraico • Città da cui parte Abramo • Abitanti della Mesopotamia • Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi • Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei • Fiume che attraversa la Palestina • ...

CRUCIGRAMA CIVILIZACIONES ANTIGUAS 2021-09-23

CRUCIGRAMA CIVILIZACIONES ANTIGUAS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. RIO EN EL QUE SE DESARROLLO LA CULTURA EGIPCIA.
  2. FUNCIONARIOS QUE SE DEDICAN A ESCRIBIR.
  3. una forma de organización social, política y económica de gran complejidad
  4. técnica para conservar a los muertos.
  5. DIRIGENTE EGIPCIO.
  6. RIO EN EL QUE SE DESARROLLO LA CULTURA Mesopotamia
  7. religión filosófica de la China.
  8. característica común de las civilizaciones de oriente.
  9. actividad principal de las civilizaciones antiguas.
  10. LUGAR FUNERARIO DE LOS EGIPCIOS.
Down
  1. enorme templo de la Mesopotamia.
  2. creen en varios dioses.
  3. escritura de Mesopotamia
  4. ubicación geográfica de la civilización India.
  5. exportadores de lino y papiro
  6. invento de los chinos
  7. su principal producto agrícola fue el arroz
  8. dirigente en la civilización China
  9. juego de guerra en un tablero inventado por los indios
  10. Inventaron la brújula, el compás, el papel, la tinta.

20 Clues: DIRIGENTE EGIPCIO. • invento de los chinos • creen en varios dioses. • escritura de Mesopotamia • exportadores de lino y papiro • enorme templo de la Mesopotamia. • religión filosófica de la China. • LUGAR FUNERARIO DE LOS EGIPCIOS. • dirigente en la civilización China • técnica para conservar a los muertos. • FUNCIONARIOS QUE SE DEDICAN A ESCRIBIR. • ...

The Fertile Crescent- Jae Stanberry 2021-10-13

The Fertile Crescent- Jae Stanberry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Early kingdom in Syria
  2. River of Mesopotamia
  3. Now partly a desert
  4. Region in S Mesopotamia
  5. Fine soil
  6. Between Tigris and Euphrates
  7. Empire built around Akka
  8. ancient Babylon Empire
Down
  1. Member of ancient people
  2. A temple
  3. Second rive of Mesopotamia
  4. Ruler of Akkadian Empire
  5. A major hero

13 Clues: A temple • Fine soil • A major hero • Now partly a desert • River of Mesopotamia • Early kingdom in Syria • ancient Babylon Empire • Region in S Mesopotamia • Member of ancient people • Ruler of Akkadian Empire • Empire built around Akka • Second rive of Mesopotamia • Between Tigris and Euphrates

Peradaban Mesopotamia dan Mesir Kuno 2020-03-18

Peradaban Mesopotamia dan Mesir Kuno crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bagunan monumental berupa tugu besar yang dirikan juga digunakan untuk memuja Amon-Ra
  2. Gelar bagi raja kerajaan Mesir dan dianggap dewa juga dipercaya sebagai putra Dewa Osiris
  3. Raja yang dikenal sebagai raja yang memerintahkan pembangunan proyek-proyek besar pada Peradaban Mesopotamia
  4. Golongan pekerja terbesar masyarakat Mesir kuno
  5. Salah satu kebijakan terkenal yang dilakukan Alexander
  6. Pertama kali dicetuskan oleh seorang pengrajin tembikar
  7. Penyebutan (istilah) untuk kuil yang berukuran besar dan tinggi dalam Peradaban Mesopotamia
  8. Raja yang berhasil membawa Babilonia Baru pada puncak kejayaannya
  9. Negara-kota yang melakukan pemberontakan pada masa pemerintahan Rimush, putra dari Sargon
  10. Penguasa yang mempersatukan kedua kerajaan yaitu Kerajaan Mesir Hilir dengan Kerajaan Mesir Hulu menjadi satu kerajaan Mesir besar
  11. Huruf utama yang digunakan pada Peradaban Mesopotamia awal untuk menulis catatan penting dan karya sastra
  12. Dewi yang disebutkan selalu menangis dan menyusuri Sungai Nil untuk mencari jenazah putranya yang gugur dalam pertempuran menurut legenda Mesir Kuno
Down
  1. Proses pengawetan tubuh manusia dengan cara menghilangkan kelembapan dalam tubuh
  2. Bangsa yang pertama kali mendiami Mesopotamia
  3. Tokoh yang menyebutkan negeri Mesir sebagai hadiah Sungai Nil
  4. Ritual tahun baru juga dianggap sebagai ritual yang paling penting dalam Peradaban Mesopotamia
  5. Menaklukkan Niniwe antara tahun 620 sampai 605 SM dibawah pimpinan Assurbanipal
  6. Dikelilingi oleh parit-parit air yang dibangun untuk melindungi diri dari serbuan bangsa lain oleh penduduk awal Mesopotamia
  7. Istilah yang digunakan untuk jurutulis kerajaan Mesir kuno
  8. Dewa yang dipercaya sebagai dewa tertinggi dalam peradaban Mesir kuno
  9. Raja yang membangun kuil terbesar dalam peradaban Mesir kuno
  10. Bangsa penggembala asal Asia yang hijrah ke Mesir kawasan timur delta Nil, pada dinasti XII Mesir.
  11. Asas yang dianut dalam undang-undang Hammurabi-Babilonia
  12. Huruf atau tulisan yang digunakan pada masa kerajaan Mesir kuno
  13. Sungai yang merupakan ciri khas daerah Mesopotamia

25 Clues: Bangsa yang pertama kali mendiami Mesopotamia • Golongan pekerja terbesar masyarakat Mesir kuno • Sungai yang merupakan ciri khas daerah Mesopotamia • Salah satu kebijakan terkenal yang dilakukan Alexander • Pertama kali dicetuskan oleh seorang pengrajin tembikar • Asas yang dianut dalam undang-undang Hammurabi-Babilonia • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia 2025-09-29

Ancient Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Key traits of a complex society
  2. “Eye for an eye” law system
  3. Babylonian king known for strict laws
  4. Two rivers that supported Mesopotamia
  5. Extra supply, often of food
  6. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates
  7. Area of rich land shaped like a moon
  8. Belief in many gods
  9. How land and location affect history
Down
  1. Ranking of people by class or status
  2. Farming and growing crops
  3. Early civilization in southern Mesopotamia
  4. Background events explaining history
  5. Stepped pyramid temples in Mesopotamia
  6. First system of writing using wedge shapes
  7. Oldest known epic story
  8. Man-made ways of moving water for farming

17 Clues: Belief in many gods • Oldest known epic story • Farming and growing crops • “Eye for an eye” law system • Extra supply, often of food • Key traits of a complex society • Ranking of people by class or status • Background events explaining history • Area of rich land shaped like a moon • How land and location affect history • Babylonian king known for strict laws • ...

Mesopotamia 2017-11-04

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Conquered by invasion,fierce in Battle
  2. Worship of many gods
  3. Ruler of the Babylonian empire
  4. Long poems that tell the stories of heroes
  5. Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
  6. The science of building
  7. The world’s first system of writing
  8. Destroyed Nineveh,Took Sumerian Culture,Center of Astronomy,Created a Calendar
  9. The first known female writer in history
  10. A ruler of a kingdom or empire
  11. The division of society by rank or class
  12. The world’s first civilization
  13. human-made waterways
  14. trees and flowers that grew on Nebuchadnezzar’s roofs and terraces of his palace, he created for his wife
  15. Traders from present day Lebanon, created colonies,the alphabet, purple dye, and expert sailors
  16. First ruler to have a permanent army
  17. A math system that is based on dividing a circle into 360 degrees
  18. of Labor the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
  19. Stone cylinders engraved with designs and one of Sumer’s most famous works of arts.
  20. A pyramid shaped temple tower
  21. Present Day Turkey, Military Advantages over rivals, Master ironworkers and weapons, Used Chariots
  22. Crescent A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
  23. City areas
Down
  1. Consists of a city and all the countryside around it
  2. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river
  3. Picture symbols
  4. People who performed religious ceremonies
  5. Invention of the Sumerians that spins clay as a craftsperson shapes it into bowls
  6. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  7. the most famous Chaldean king
  8. Countryside areas
  9. a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
  10. A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle
  11. Captured Babylon, took over Hittites by assassin,ruled for almost 400 years
  12. is a set of letters that can be combined to form words
  13. Hammurabi’s empire
  14. more than needed
  15. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  16. Legendary figure in Sumerian literature
  17. Medicine Ingredients like animals, plants, and minerals to produce healing drugs
  18. Stringed instruments
  19. Writer

42 Clues: Writer • City areas • Picture symbols • more than needed • Countryside areas • Hammurabi’s empire • Worship of many gods • human-made waterways • Stringed instruments • The science of building • the most famous Chaldean king • A pyramid shaped temple tower • Ruler of the Babylonian empire • A ruler of a kingdom or empire • The world’s first civilization • The world’s first system of writing • ...

mesopotamia 2021-12-20

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. epic wanted to live forever
  2. hammurabis code
  3. weak and child
  4. people worshiped them
  5. weaver pottery blacksmith
  6. made out of clay
  7. a way of trading
  8. works on ziggurat
  9. the land between two rivers
  10. a part of mesopotamia
  11. city states under one ruler
  12. prayer leader of a church
  13. a complex soicitey
  14. not strong
Down
  1. cresent mesopotamia
  2. a wifeless boy or a husband less girl
  3. used to make mudbrick
  4. a fighter
  5. first empoer
  6. code laws
  7. fertile land
  8. a record keeper
  9. made out of mudbrick
  10. crops farming
  11. neclace for shoe
  12. hammurabis laws

26 Clues: a fighter • code laws • not strong • first empoer • fertile land • crops farming • weak and child • hammurabis code • a record keeper • hammurabis laws • made out of clay • a way of trading • neclace for shoe • works on ziggurat • a complex soicitey • cresent mesopotamia • made out of mudbrick • used to make mudbrick • people worshiped them • a part of mesopotamia • weaver pottery blacksmith • ...

Mesopotamia 2020-07-19

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Conquered by invasion,fierce in Battle
  2. Worship of many gods
  3. Ruler of the Babylonian empire
  4. Long poems that tell the stories of heroes
  5. Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
  6. The science of building
  7. The world’s first system of writing
  8. Destroyed Nineveh,Took Sumerian Culture,Center of Astronomy,Created a Calendar
  9. The first known female writer in history
  10. A ruler of a kingdom or empire
  11. The division of society by rank or class
  12. The world’s first civilization
  13. human-made waterways
  14. trees and flowers that grew on Nebuchadnezzar’s roofs and terraces of his palace, he created for his wife
  15. Traders from present day Lebanon, created colonies,the alphabet, purple dye, and expert sailors
  16. First ruler to have a permanent army
  17. A math system that is based on dividing a circle into 360 degrees
  18. of Labor the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
  19. Stone cylinders engraved with designs and one of Sumer’s most famous works of arts.
  20. A pyramid shaped temple tower
  21. Present Day Turkey, Military Advantages over rivals, Master ironworkers and weapons, Used Chariots
  22. Crescent A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
  23. City areas
Down
  1. Consists of a city and all the countryside around it
  2. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river
  3. Picture symbols
  4. People who performed religious ceremonies
  5. Invention of the Sumerians that spins clay as a craftsperson shapes it into bowls
  6. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  7. the most famous Chaldean king
  8. Countryside areas
  9. a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
  10. A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle
  11. Captured Babylon, took over Hittites by assassin,ruled for almost 400 years
  12. is a set of letters that can be combined to form words
  13. Hammurabi’s empire
  14. more than needed
  15. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  16. Legendary figure in Sumerian literature
  17. Medicine Ingredients like animals, plants, and minerals to produce healing drugs
  18. Stringed instruments
  19. Writer

42 Clues: Writer • City areas • Picture symbols • more than needed • Countryside areas • Hammurabi’s empire • Worship of many gods • human-made waterways • Stringed instruments • The science of building • the most famous Chaldean king • A pyramid shaped temple tower • Ruler of the Babylonian empire • A ruler of a kingdom or empire • The world’s first civilization • The world’s first system of writing • ...

mesopotamia 2015-10-02

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a pyramid shaped temple tower
  2. the worship of many gods
  3. a form of writting
  4. land with different people under a single rule
  5. result
  6. the science of building
  7. a way of supplying water
  8. A set of letters that can be conbined to make a word
  9. consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
  10. a ruler of a kindom or empire
  11. country area
Down
  1. picture symbols
  2. a writer
  3. a chaldean king
  4. a man made water way
  5. poems about heroes
  6. uruk's king
  7. city area
  8. the akkadian emperor
  9. a person who performs religous ceremonies
  10. a wheeled horse drawn cart
  11. more than they needed
  12. a part or function

23 Clues: result • a writer • city area • uruk's king • country area • picture symbols • a chaldean king • a form of writting • poems about heroes • a part or function • a man made water way • the akkadian emperor • more than they needed • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a way of supplying water • a wheeled horse drawn cart • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kindom or empire • ...

Mesopotamia 2022-10-03

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. owned the cities
  2. weaker than bronze
  3. Sumerians invented
  4. not as important as a g-d
  5. Mesopotamians invented this while building.
  6. Sumerian city
  7. tin and copper makes ________.
  8. wedged-shaped writing
  9. a place with control over money and government
  10. believing in many gods
  11. a type of commoner
  12. can't die
  13. cuneiform was written on _____ tablets.
  14. another word for trade or exchange
Down
  1. more than needed
  2. type of government that follows a holy book and/or the leader has been chosen by God.
  3. Sumeria was Mesopotamia's first
  4. kings lived in
  5. one g-d
  6. allowed farmers to grow crops regularly.
  7. type of math used by Sumerians
  8. Mesopotamia is located between the rivers.
  9. died in The Epic of Gilgamesh
  10. type of building in honor of the g-ds
  11. for the g-ds and g-ddesses
  12. civilization began
  13. keep time
  14. Mesopotamia is located between the rivers.
  15. houses and buildings were made from this brick.
  16. top of the social class

30 Clues: one g-d • keep time • can't die • Sumerian city • kings lived in • owned the cities • more than needed • weaker than bronze • Sumerians invented • civilization began • a type of commoner • wedged-shaped writing • believing in many gods • top of the social class • not as important as a g-d • for the g-ds and g-ddesses • died in The Epic of Gilgamesh • type of math used by Sumerians • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-05-02

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crescent A large area of fertile land and rich soil
  2. State consisted of a city state and country side all around it
  3. writer
  4. The process of changing plant or animals to make them more useful to human’s
  5. Era new stone age
  6. people who perform religious ceremonies
  7. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rock’s
  8. hierarchy: a person rank or social statues in their civilization
  9. human made waterways
  10. long poems that tell stories about heroes
  11. a way of supplying water to an area of land
  12. a land with different territories but all under one ruler
  13. the science of building
Down
  1. farming
  2. a person rank or social statues in their civilization
  3. when a lot of people work on one specific task
  4. are huge stones used as monuments
  5. the worship of many gods
  6. The world’s first writing system
  7. more than what one person would need
  8. picture symbols
  9. a pyramid shaped temple tower

22 Clues: writer • farming • picture symbols • Era new stone age • human made waterways • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a pyramid shaped temple tower • The world’s first writing system • are huge stones used as monuments • more than what one person would need • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rock’s • people who perform religious ceremonies • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-03-25

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Sumerians did this with their extra food and goods
  2. He eventually conquered all of the Sumerian cities
  3. Reason why King Nebuchadnezzar built one of the seven wonders
  4. the Babylonians named these
  5. oldest written story is written about this person
  6. one of the first jobs in Mesopotamia
  7. Mesopotamian writing
  8. The most famous and strongest city in Mesopotamia
  9. name of temples in Mesoptamia
  10. This made it possible for nomads to stop wandering around and staying in one place
  11. the number of days the Babylonians organized the week into
  12. the science the Babylonians invented
  13. One country that the rivers flow through today
Down
  1. world's first historian
  2. The first civilization.
  3. One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
  4. one of the seven wonders of the world found in Babylon
  5. the Sumerians used this for their first form of transportation
  6. He created the first code of laws
  7. What the Sumerians wrote on
  8. This was born about 9,000 years ago
  9. invented the first form of writing
  10. Assyrians were able to conquer the region after the fall of Sargon using these

23 Clues: Mesopotamian writing • world's first historian • The first civilization. • the Babylonians named these • What the Sumerians wrote on • name of temples in Mesoptamia • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • He created the first code of laws • invented the first form of writing • This was born about 9,000 years ago • one of the first jobs in Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-09-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Gilgamesh – the story of a legendary king
  2. the belief in one god
  3. city surrounded by countryside
  4. the way of supplying water to an area of land
  5. a society controlled by women
  6. city
  7. the first system of writing
  8. the division by social rank or class
  9. a writer
  10. a temple
Down
  1. a society controlled by men
  2. picture symbols
  3. the belief in many gods
  4. a large chunk of fertile farmland
  5. land with different territories under the same rule
  6. the area between the Tigris and Euphrates
  7. a writing tool
  8. ruler of a kingdom or empire
  9. countryside
  10. the equivalent of archives

20 Clues: city • a writer • a temple • countryside • a writing tool • picture symbols • the belief in one god • the belief in many gods • the equivalent of archives • a society controlled by men • the first system of writing • ruler of a kingdom or empire • city surrounded by countryside • a society controlled by women • a large chunk of fertile farmland • the division by social rank or class • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-09-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The belief in one god
  2. Adding water to plants to help them grow
  3. A state with the cities it rules over
  4. Symbols using pictures
  5. Agricultural farmland in the country area
  6. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates river
  7. The belief in more than one god
  8. A place where literature and other thing are stored
  9. The first writing system
  10. A pyramid like temple
  11. A government ruled by and emperor or empress
Down
  1. Something that is ruled by men
  2. An area with fertile farmland stretching from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
  3. A person who wrote down and kept track of things within a government
  4. A ranking system based on class
  5. A dense city area
  6. Something that is ruled by women
  7. A ruler of an empire or government
  8. An ancient tool used to write with
  9. The story of a Sumerian king

20 Clues: A dense city area • The belief in one god • A pyramid like temple • Symbols using pictures • The first writing system • The story of a Sumerian king • Something that is ruled by men • A ranking system based on class • The belief in more than one god • Something that is ruled by women • A ruler of an empire or government • An ancient tool used to write with • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-09-12

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that stands in the way of or holds up progress
  2. to control the flow of water
  3. kingdom
  4. Age New Stone Age
  5. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
  6. a scientist who studies matter and objects in outer space
  7. the act of training for a particular job
  8. to train or adapt an animal or plant to be of use to humans
  9. an independent city which is not controlled by another government
  10. a place where people worship
Down
  1. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
  2. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
  3. more that what is needed, or required
  4. the belief in more than one god
  5. the belief in only one Supreme Being
  6. written language of Mesopotamia
  7. a long heroic story
  8. one of the spoken languages of Mesopotamia
  9. a person who copies or writes out documents
  10. a group of people traveling together
  11. fertile soil depostted after a flood
  12. large geographic area under a unified or supreme authority

22 Clues: kingdom • Age New Stone Age • a long heroic story • to control the flow of water • a place where people worship • the belief in more than one god • written language of Mesopotamia • the belief in only one Supreme Being • a group of people traveling together • fertile soil depostted after a flood • more that what is needed, or required • the act of training for a particular job • ...

Mesopotamia 2017-10-24

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thought to be the first civilization in human history, dating back to 3500 BCE, this southern Mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced.
  2. of Gilgamesh Believed to the world’s oldest story that dates back to at least 2100 BCE. The story is known to have influence many Bible stories.
  3. A Mesopotamian religious temple. Ziggurats are tiered buildings and where often the biggest and most important building within a city-state.
  4. The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion.
  5. Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around.The rivers flooded annually providing rich farmland for humans to use.
  6. Metal tool that is used to carve open the ground planting - likely dates back to about 3200 BCE. Revolutionary invention in the development of farming.
  7. A business person who trades things made by other people (artisans) in order to make a profit.
  8. A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture.
  9. The most well known Mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 BCE and dominated region until the Persians took over in 529 BCE.
  10. Empire A Powerful group of central Mesopotamia from about 2350 BCE to 2050 BCE highlighted by the rise of Sargon the Great.
Down
  1. Also called the cradle of civilization,an area of modern day Iraq,Syria and Turkey where human civilization developed.
  2. A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE.
  3. One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind.
  4. A person who has the ability to write in ancient times.Often used to keep records for the government.
  5. Code The world's oldest complete Code of Law. Created around 1800 BCE in Babylon, the laws listed crime and punishments.
  6. A small independant city that operates like a tiny country. Controls city and lands surrounding with own government.
  7. A society or family that is based around the males.
  8. A worker in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand. This was a specialization of labor where people focused on makings things to support society.
  9. The"land between the rivers"a general name for the area and the people where civilization first developed.
  10. A man-made earthen wall designed to keep a river within its bank or to separate different farm fields.

20 Clues: A society or family that is based around the males. • The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion. • One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind. • A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE. • A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture. • ...

Mesopotamia 2017-10-24

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small independant city that operates like a tiny country. Controls city and lands surrounding with own government.
  2. A man-made earthen wall designed to keep a river within its bank or to separate different farm fields.
  3. A business person who trades things made by other people (artisans) in order to make a profit.
  4. A society or family that is based around the males.
  5. A Powerful group of central Mesopotamia from about 2350 BCE to 2050 BCE highlighted by the rise of Sargon the Great
  6. Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around. The rivers flooded annually providing rich farmland for humans to use.
  7. A person who has the ability to write in ancient times. Often used to keep records for the government.
  8. A Mesopotamian religious temple. Ziggurats are tiered buildings and where often the biggest and most important building within a city-state.
  9. One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind.
Down
  1. Believed to the world’s oldest story that dates back to at least 2100 BCE. The story is known to have influence many Bible stories.
  2. Also called the cradle of civilization, an area of modern day Iraq, Syria and Turkey where human civilization developed.
  3. The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion.
  4. The world's oldest complete Code of Law. Created around 1800 BCE in Babylon, the laws listed crime and punishments.
  5. The most well known Mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 BCE and dominated region until the Persians took over in 529 BCE.
  6. The “land between the rivers” a general names for the area and the people where civilization first developed.
  7. A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE.
  8. A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture.
  9. Metal tool that is used to carve open the ground planting - likely dates back to about 3200 BCE. Revolutionary invention in the development of farming.
  10. Thought to be the first civilization in human history, dating back to 3500 BCE, this southern Mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced.
  11. A worker in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand. This was a specialization of labor where people focused on makings things to support society.

20 Clues: A society or family that is based around the males. • The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion. • One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind. • A powerful group of northern Mesopotamians from about 2300 BCE to 1800 BCE. • A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture. • ...

Mesopotamia 2023-10-06

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government run by religion
  2. husband of mother nature
  3. "land between two rivers"
  4. first city in Mesopotamia
  5. own town budget but still part of something bigger
  6. relating to a line of hereditary rulers of a country
  7. permanent ruler
  8. 13 was a ______ number
  9. serve between God and man
  10. when the Tigris and Euphrates river flood is ______
  11. sound
  12. pictures
  13. mother nature equivalent
  14. religious temple
  15. musical instruments were made out of hollow ____
Down
  1. formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers along with the Mediterranean Sea
  2. period before the normally recognized dynasties, especially in ancient Egypt before about 3000 BC.
  3. major cause of death
  4. action
  5. temporary ruler
  6. spears,axes, bow and arrows are military ____
  7. wedged shaped writing
  8. houses were made of bricks, reeds and ____

23 Clues: sound • action • pictures • permanent ruler • temporary ruler • religious temple • major cause of death • wedged shaped writing • 13 was a ______ number • husband of mother nature • mother nature equivalent • "land between two rivers" • first city in Mesopotamia • serve between God and man • government run by religion • houses were made of bricks, reeds and ____ • ...

mesopotamia 2023-10-06

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where Mesopotamia is present day
  2. land between rivers
  3. temporary ruler of a city-state
  4. a temple of worship and storage
  5. one of the first cities
  6. the name for mother nature
  7. to believe in one god
  8. a government under God
  9. relating to a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
  10. one of the two main rivers
  11. the Mesopotamian form of writing
Down
  1. main crop of Mesopotamia
  2. to believe in more than one god
  3. crecent shaped land that was lush
  4. the other river
  5. relating to a period before the normally recognized dynasties
  6. ____bricks are the material they build houses out of
  7. a symbol or image that stands for a word or message
  8. ruler of a city-state
  9. a city that rules itself as a individual.

20 Clues: the other river • land between rivers • ruler of a city-state • to believe in one god • a government under God • one of the first cities • main crop of Mesopotamia • the name for mother nature • one of the two main rivers • to believe in more than one god • temporary ruler of a city-state • a temple of worship and storage • where Mesopotamia is present day • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-04-04

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sumerian invention used throughout the year
  2. gender of the world's first author
  3. the other Mesopotamian river not mentioned in the song
  4. invention that made transportation much faster
  5. Ur, Uruk and Eridu are examples
  6. Sumerian building material
  7. present-day country of Mesopotamia
  8. way Sumerian farmers watered their crops
  9. Babylonian ruler famous for his laws
  10. middle class; Mesopotamia's official record keepers
  11. popular Sumerian musical instrument
Down
  1. "By the ____________ River!"
  2. Sumerian writing material
  3. religions that believe in many gods
  4. students in a Sumerian school
  5. invention that helped farmers plant crops
  6. a Sumerian place of worship
  7. the world's first system of writing
  8. lower class; produced the stable food supply
  9. upper class; Mesopotamian rulers (ex. Sargon)
  10. an "epic" king
  11. how many millennia ago Mesopotamia appeared
  12. king that created an empire

23 Clues: an "epic" king • Sumerian writing material • Sumerian building material • a Sumerian place of worship • king that created an empire • "By the ____________ River!" • students in a Sumerian school • Ur, Uruk and Eridu are examples • gender of the world's first author • present-day country of Mesopotamia • religions that believe in many gods • the world's first system of writing • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-12-11

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pyramid-like temple in Sumerian cities.
  2. Wedge-shaped writing used by the Sumerians.
  3. Waterway built for irrigation and trade.
  4. The region where city-states first developed.
  5. One of the rivers that supported Mesopotamian life.
  6. Name meaning “Land between rivers.”
  7. Tool used to prepare land for farming.
  8. Independent city and its surrounding farmland.
  9. Another river vital for agriculture and trade.
  10. Person trained to write cuneiform.
  11. Famous city-state in Mesopotamia ruled by Hammurabi.
Down
  1. First known set of laws in Mesopotamia.
  2. Region of rich soil between the Tigris and Euphrates.
  3. Invention that helped with transportation and pottery.
  4. Method of supplying water to crops.
  5. Powerful Mesopotamian kingdom known for military strength.
  6. Trading goods directly without money.
  7. Material used for tools and weapons.
  8. Exchanging goods locally or with distant lands.
  9. Extra goods or crops produced for storage or trade.
  10. Small carved object used to stamp and mark documents.
  11. Religious building, often at the center of a city.

22 Clues: Person trained to write cuneiform. • Method of supplying water to crops. • Name meaning “Land between rivers.” • Material used for tools and weapons. • Trading goods directly without money. • Tool used to prepare land for farming. • First known set of laws in Mesopotamia. • Waterway built for irrigation and trade. • A pyramid-like temple in Sumerian cities. • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-10-13

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the worship of many gods
  2. small particles of soil
  3. a group of many different lands under one ruler.
  4. a group of people traveling together, often on a trading expedition.
  5. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
  6. a method of watering crops where water flows from a water source to the fields.
  7. extra amounts of something
  8. Chaldean king known for rebuilding Babylon and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  9. a curving strip of farmland from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
  10. technology that helped farmers prepare the soil for seeds.
Down
  1. official record keepers
  2. a wheel that helped shape wet clay into bowls and jars.
  3. a society dominated by men.
  4. Akkadian king who united Akkad with Sumer, creating the world’s first empire.
  5. the king who created the Babylonian empire and who’s best known for creating a set of laws for his empire.
  6. a large temple built to honor a god in a city state. Means “to rise high” in ancient Akkadian.
  7. in mythology, the god/human who ruled the city state of Uruk in southern Mesopotamia.
  8. wedge-shaped writing created by Sumerians and made up of 1200 different characters
  9. cities that had their own government and was not part of any larger governing state
  10. pyramid In Sumer, upper classes were kings and priests; middle class were merchants, farmers, and artisans; the lowest class were enslaved people.

20 Clues: official record keepers • small particles of soil • the worship of many gods • extra amounts of something • a society dominated by men. • a long poem that tells the story of a hero • a group of many different lands under one ruler. • a wheel that helped shape wet clay into bowls and jars. • technology that helped farmers prepare the soil for seeds. • ...

mesopotamia 2025-05-05

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the worship of many gods
  2. or farming
  3. the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in particular task or division of labor
  4. code government-created laws or rules that the people had to follow to keep order
  5. a way of supplying water
  6. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks polytheism the worship of many gods
  7. having more food than needed
  8. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
  9. land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
  10. it shows you what it looks like when you enter
  11. or countryside
Down
  1. who were the first people to step in mesopotamia
  2. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
  3. what was at the top of a sumerian city state
  4. independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal
  5. human made water ways cuneiform what was a sumerian style for writing
  6. the division of society by rank or class
  7. what is at the top of the social hierarchy
  8. are huge stones used as monuments
  9. what was a sumerian style for writing
  10. a writer

21 Clues: a writer • or farming • or countryside • the worship of many gods • a way of supplying water • having more food than needed • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • are huge stones used as monuments • what was a sumerian style for writing • the division of society by rank or class • a long poem that tells the story of a hero • what is at the top of the social hierarchy • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-10-06

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Babylonians. Like a church.
  2. Cut off a part of your body for breaking his code.
  3. Fine soil found on river bottoms that comes from the mountains.
  4. King of Babylon, brought much of Mesopotamia under his empire, created law
  5. Each state had their own government.
  6. The land between to rivers.
  7. Someone who wrote for someone else.
  8. Bringing water to crops with pipes and canals.
  9. someone that makes art
Down
  1. Belief in many gods
  2. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians
  3. Belief in one God
  4. The 2 major rivers in Mesopotamia
  5. You were born into this. You had Pharaohs, Priest, scribes and nobles, farmers,
  6. Soft soil. Silt
  7. To do ONE job really well.
  8. A complex, highly organized social order
  9. A strong nation that dominates for a long period of time.
  10. The name of the first culture in the world to develop cities.
  11. growing crops and raising animals. Farming!

20 Clues: Soft soil. Silt • Belief in one God • Belief in many gods • someone that makes art • To do ONE job really well. • Babylonians. Like a church. • The land between to rivers. • The 2 major rivers in Mesopotamia • Someone who wrote for someone else. • Each state had their own government. • A complex, highly organized social order • growing crops and raising animals. Farming! • ...

MESOPOTAMIA 2025-06-30

MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Local atual de grandes conflitos do Oriente Médio
  2. Um dos principais rios mesopotâmicos
  3. O local mais preciso hoje de onde um dia foi a Mesopotamia
  4. descobriram a agricultura na Turquia
  5. Um dos primeiros animais domesticados na Mesopotâmia
  6. Causam pânico nos povos do Oriente Médio
  7. uma revolução por meio da escrita
  8. Clima mesopotâmico
  9. Atual palco de muitos conflitos na Ásia Ocidental
  10. Suas águas trouxeram as primeiras civilizações
  11. Parte sul da mesopotâmia, próximo ao Golfo Pérsico
  12. Confundem a religião com ataques terroristas
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  1. Nome atual da região mesopotâmica
  2. Uma das primeiras cidades mesopotâmicas
  3. A melhor parte da mesopotâmia
  4. não tinha som fonético mas já era uma escrita
  5. Parte montanhosa da Mesopotâmia, local pobre
  6. Período da pedra polida, primeiras civilizações
  7. Uma revolução que transformou nômade em sedentários
  8. Berço da Agricultura
  9. Povo entre rios
  10. Foram os responsáveis pela primeira escrita
  11. Por causa dos Rios, também chamamos de civilizações

23 Clues: Povo entre rios • Clima mesopotâmico • Berço da Agricultura • A melhor parte da mesopotâmia • Nome atual da região mesopotâmica • uma revolução por meio da escrita • Um dos principais rios mesopotâmicos • descobriram a agricultura na Turquia • Uma das primeiras cidades mesopotâmicas • Causam pânico nos povos do Oriente Médio • Foram os responsáveis pela primeira escrita • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-09-30

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A river that provided fertile land in Mesopotamia that is aprox. 1,150 miles long.
  2. A government system with a single ruling king or royal family in charge.
  3. A person whose job consists of writing down important information or records for a society.
  4. A worker who creates items by hand through crafting
  5. The land between two rivers where people first lived and farmed in settlements during ancient times.
  6. A river that provided fertile land in Mesopotamia, it is 1,740 miles long.
  7. Religions that believe in worshiping multiple gods.
  8. Land or soil that is moist and nutrient rich enough to support a large growth of many crops.
  9. The study of analyzing objects from the past which hold historical value
  10. A city that is run by its own independent government
  11. Religions that believe in worshiping one single god
  12. water from glaciers and mountains that runs onto fertile plains using gravity.
  13. The time after the stone age when tools and weapons were made of Bronze metal
  14. The science of processing raw metal ore to create metals that can be used to make tools or weapons.
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  1. A tool invented to loosen soil quickly which allowed farmers to easily grow a surplus of food
  2. An ancient Mesopotamian religious temple with a pyramid structure
  3. The bringing of water to crops by human invention using channels or simple machines.
  4. A geographic region or biome with very dry conditions and little to no water.
  5. Structure The ranking of social groups in society such as low, mid and high class- based on job and money.
  6. The earliest form of writing used in Mesopotamia
  7. An area of fertile land near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the middle east, where civilization first began.
  8. The first group of people to settle in Mesopotamia to make their own culture and large civilization.
  9. A plant grown as food such as grain, vegetables or fruits.
  10. A place where people have created a permanent community.

24 Clues: The earliest form of writing used in Mesopotamia • A worker who creates items by hand through crafting • Religions that believe in worshiping multiple gods. • Religions that believe in worshiping one single god • A city that is run by its own independent government • A place where people have created a permanent community. • ...

mesopotamia 2026-05-11

mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ally: independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal.
  2. a ruler of a kingdom or empire.
  3. trading system in which people exchange goods without using money.
  4. Babylons: ancient akkadian-speaking people who established one of history’s most influential empires in central-southern mesopotamia.
  5. crescent: region in the middle east that was home to some of the world’s earliest human civilizations.
  6. semantic people who established the worlds first true empire in mesopotamia.
  7. a way of supplying water to an area of land.
  8. a massive stepped temple tower that was the religious and architectural centerpiece of ancient mesopotamia.
  9. gulf: 615 miles long and is connected to the open ocean via the narrow strait of Hormuz.
  10. canal networks: archeologists mapped over 4,000 irrigation canals near the ancient city of eridu alone.
  11. the warship of many gods.
  12. land with different territories and people under a single rule.
  13. a long poem that tells the story of a hero.
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  1. writing system developed by the sumerians using the wedge-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things.
  2. a pyramid shaped temple in sumer.
  3. independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
  4. first known civilization.
  5. the primary source for copper used in bronze production.
  6. produced the epic of gilgamesh, often considered the oldest surviving work of great literature.
  7. a male monarch (leader) of a major territorial(land) area.
  8. warship of hundreds of gods.
  9. powerful mesopotamian people who built what many historians consider the “world empire”.
  10. having more food than needed.
  11. mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming.
  12. wheel: originally used as a potter’s wheel before being adapted for transportation in carts and chariots.
  13. al-arab: in southern Iraq, the two rivers merge to form this single waterway, which then empties into the Persian gulf.
  14. a writer.
  15. code :government- created laws or rules that the people had to follow to keep order.

28 Clues: a writer. • first known civilization. • the warship of many gods. • warship of hundreds of gods. • having more food than needed. • a ruler of a kingdom or empire. • a pyramid shaped temple in sumer. • a long poem that tells the story of a hero. • a way of supplying water to an area of land. • the primary source for copper used in bronze production. • ...

Mesopotamia 2026-04-28

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In Sumer, the smallest unit of weight was a corn of ____.
  2. A group of nations under one government.
  3. Made the strongest weapons of their time.
  4. The epic of Gilgamesh suggests that ancient civilizations remembered a great ____ from the distant past.
  5. A king named ____ rebuilt the ziggurat in Ur.
  6. Created the largest empire the world had ever known.
  7. King of the Amorites.
  8. Sumerians used the cycles of the ____ to create a twelve-month calendar.
  9. The prophet God sent to Nineveh.
  10. The capital of the Assyrian empire.
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  1. Sumerian schools were called ____ houses.
  2. The worship of many gods.
  3. Sumerians believed that only a ____ could communicate directly with the gods.
  4. The ruling son who saw the handwriting on the wall in Babylon.
  5. A group of warriors who stood in close formation during battle.
  6. A word that comes from the Latin words for "wedged shaped."
  7. Established the very first known empire.
  8. Only priestesses and female members of the ____ family had permission to read and write.
  9. The river that ran straight through the city of Babylon.
  10. Sumerians created a number system based on the number____.

20 Clues: King of the Amorites. • The worship of many gods. • The prophet God sent to Nineveh. • The capital of the Assyrian empire. • A group of nations under one government. • Established the very first known empire. • Sumerian schools were called ____ houses. • Made the strongest weapons of their time. • A king named ____ rebuilt the ziggurat in Ur. • ...

Le antiche civiltà 2018-11-07

Le antiche civiltà crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lettere sacre che non vengono mai lette
  2. Lo era il popolo ebraico
  3. Città da cui parte Abramo
  4. Lo è la terra verso cui parte Abramo
  5. Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi
  6. La moglie di Abramo
  7. Terra tra due fiumi
  8. Figlio di Abramo
  9. Fiume che attraversa la Palestina
  10. Religione dai molti dèi
  11. Territorio fertile attraversato da quattro fiumi
  12. Fiume della Mesopotamia
  13. Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei
  14. Fiume della Mesopotamia
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  1. Dea della fertilità e della guerra
  2. Elemento indispensabile per vivere
  3. Religione che crede in un unico Dio
  4. Stregoni
  5. Il padre di tutti i credenti in un solo Dio
  6. Abramo è stato il primo
  7. La più antica civiltà della Mesopotamia
  8. Abitanti della Mesopotamia
  9. La divinità più importante dei Babilonesi
  10. Fiume egiziano
  11. Furono costruiti per onorare gli dèi
  12. Fiducia

26 Clues: Fiducia • Stregoni • Fiume egiziano • Figlio di Abramo • La moglie di Abramo • Terra tra due fiumi • Abramo è stato il primo • Religione dai molti dèi • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Lo era il popolo ebraico • Città da cui parte Abramo • Abitanti della Mesopotamia • Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi • Fiume che attraversa la Palestina • Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei • ...

peradaban awal dunia 2025-08-29

peradaban awal dunia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sistem pertanian dengan mengalirkan air
  2. sungai tempat peradaban Mesopotamia berkembang
  3. sistem pemerintahan di Roma
  4. logam yang pertama kali digunakan manusia
  5. tempat penyimpanan para mayat raja Mesir
  6. kaisar pertama Roma
  7. sungai terpanjang di dunia
  8. sistem pemerintahan oleh raja
  9. sistem kepercayaan Mesir kuno
  10. peradaban kuno di pulau kreta
  11. bahan makanan pokok di Mesir kuno
  12. alat transportasi di sungai Nil
  13. ibu kota kuno sayur
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  1. tanah di antara dua sungai
  2. raja Mesir kuno
  3. kota kuno di Mesopotamia yang terkenal
  4. bangsa yang membangun Colosseum
  5. tulisan kuno Mesopotamia
  6. Bangsa yang membangun kota Troya
  7. ibu kota Mesir kuno
  8. salah satu keazaiban di dunia Mesir
  9. kepercayaan pada satu tuhan
  10. tulisan Mesir kuno
  11. peradaban yang terkenal dengan mumi
  12. tempat ibadah Mesir kuno
  13. peradaban kuno di lembah sungai induh
  14. berasal dari lembah sungai Huang

27 Clues: raja Mesir kuno • tulisan Mesir kuno • ibu kota Mesir kuno • kaisar pertama Roma • ibu kota kuno sayur • tulisan kuno Mesopotamia • tempat ibadah Mesir kuno • tanah di antara dua sungai • sungai terpanjang di dunia • sistem pemerintahan di Roma • kepercayaan pada satu tuhan • sistem pemerintahan oleh raja • sistem kepercayaan Mesir kuno • peradaban kuno di pulau kreta • ...

Sejarah Peradaban Awal-Awal Dunia 2020-04-01

Sejarah Peradaban Awal-Awal Dunia crossword puzzle
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  1. Salah satu jenis tulisan kuno berbentuk paku yang ditulis diatas lempengan tanah liat
  2. Kota keagamaan dalam bangsa Sumeria
  3. Periode yang ditandai dengan munculnya negara-negara kota dan organisasi pemerintahan
  4. Kota yang berhasil dibangun oleh Mesopotamia
  5. Raja yang menggantikan Raja Rimush
  6. Asas dalam undang-undang Hammurabi
  7. Raja yang berhasil membuat Undang-Undang Ur-Nammu
  8. Sebutan pemimpin semi-raja
  9. Puncak kejayaan Babilonia
  10. Kerajaan yang menciptakan sistem pos pertama
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  1. Kota yang terkenal dengan bangunan megah dibawah kepemimpinan bangsa Asyur
  2. Masa pemerintahan yang menyebut babylonia sebagai pengganti Mesopotamia
  3. Raja terakhir Asyur
  4. Raja terakhir Akkadia
  5. Sungai sepanjang 2815 km
  6. Raja terakhir Babilonia
  7. Raja yang mengalahkan Raja Lukal-Zage-Si
  8. Penyebab ketidakpuasan rakyat Mesopotamia terhadapa Raja Asyur adalah karena………rajanya.
  9. Batas antara langit dan bumi di Kota Babilon
  10. Daerah yang punya sebutan bulan sabit yang subur

20 Clues: Raja terakhir Asyur • Raja terakhir Akkadia • Raja terakhir Babilonia • Sungai sepanjang 2815 km • Puncak kejayaan Babilonia • Sebutan pemimpin semi-raja • Raja yang menggantikan Raja Rimush • Asas dalam undang-undang Hammurabi • Kota keagamaan dalam bangsa Sumeria • Raja yang mengalahkan Raja Lukal-Zage-Si • Kota yang berhasil dibangun oleh Mesopotamia • ...

Le antiche civiltà 2018-11-07

Le antiche civiltà crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lo era il popolo ebraico
  2. Religione che crede in un unico Dio
  3. Città da cui parte Abramo
  4. Dea della fertilità e della guerra
  5. Fiducia
  6. Religione dai molti dèi
  7. La più antica civiltà della Mesopotamia
  8. Elemento indispensabile per vivere
  9. Fiume egiziano
  10. Territorio fertile attraversato da quattro fiumi
  11. Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei
  12. La moglie di Abramo
  13. Fiume della Mesopotamia
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  1. Abitanti della Mesopotamia
  2. Terra tra due fiumi
  3. Fiume della Mesopotamia
  4. Lo è la terra verso cui parte Abramo
  5. Stregoni
  6. Abramo è stato il primo
  7. Lettere sacre che non vengono mai lette
  8. La divinità più importante dei Babilonesi
  9. Fiume che attraversa la Palestina
  10. Figlio di Abramo
  11. Furono costruiti per onorare gli dèi
  12. Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi
  13. Il padre di tutti i credenti in un solo Dio

26 Clues: Fiducia • Stregoni • Fiume egiziano • Figlio di Abramo • Terra tra due fiumi • La moglie di Abramo • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Abramo è stato il primo • Religione dai molti dèi • Fiume della Mesopotamia • Lo era il popolo ebraico • Città da cui parte Abramo • Abitanti della Mesopotamia • Fiume che attraversa la Palestina • Vi credevano gli uomini primitivi • Così si rivolgono a Dio gli Ebrei • ...

mesopotamia assignment 3 2025-10-22

mesopotamia assignment 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "mud" that helps growing crops
  2. canal to transport water
  3. a large religious structure
  4. river that runs through mesopotamia
  5. what mesopotamians wrote with
  6. a city that grew, gained political contol
  7. when civilizations were developed
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  1. nickname for mesopotamia
  2. a ancient writing technique
  3. where mesopotamia was back in the day
  4. river that's runs by mesopotamia
  5. the belief in multiple gods
  6. extra amount of something
  7. sea that connects to the 2 rivers
  8. what mesopotamians wrote on

15 Clues: nickname for mesopotamia • canal to transport water • extra amount of something • a ancient writing technique • a large religious structure • the belief in multiple gods • what mesopotamians wrote on • what mesopotamians wrote with • "mud" that helps growing crops • river that's runs by mesopotamia • sea that connects to the 2 rivers • when civilizations were developed • ...

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 2023-02-13

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. River located near Ancient Egypt
  2. Mesopotamia was located in the Middle ___________.
  3. Mesopotamia is located near the Tigris and _____.
  4. a representation of the money the kings had in both civilizations.
  5. disputes Mesopotamian kings faced as people rebelled against their rule.
  6. Mesopotamia means the land between two ________
  7. Periods of time in Egyptian history
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  1. continent ancient Egypt was located in
  2. had nearly equal rights in Egypt, including to own property.
  3. _________ meaning reading was important in Mesopotamia.
  4. natural resources most civilizations settled near
  5. material most houses in Mesopotamia were made out of
  6. religious leaders that ruled Mesopotamia before kings.

13 Clues: River located near Ancient Egypt • Periods of time in Egyptian history • continent ancient Egypt was located in • Mesopotamia means the land between two ________ • Mesopotamia is located near the Tigris and _____. • natural resources most civilizations settled near • Mesopotamia was located in the Middle ___________. • ...

TAMADUN MESOPOTAMIA 2025-07-08

TAMADUN MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ANTARA KERAJAAN DALAM TAMADUN INI IALAH SUMERIA BABYLON ____ CHALDEA DAN ASYRIA.
  2. APAKAH NAMA BINAAN YANG BERBENTUK PIRAMID ?
  3. APAKAH KERAJAAN TERAWAL YANG ADA PADA TAMADUN MESOPOTAMIA
  4. STRUKTUR BANDAR DIBINA DARIPADA TANAH LIAT YANG DIJADIKAN ?
  5. MESOPOTAMIA BERMAKSUD _______ DI ANTARA DUA SUNGAI
  6. APAKAH KERAJAAN TERAKHIR YANG ADA PADA TAMADUN MESOPOTAMIA
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  1. KAWASAN MESOPOTAMIA MELIBATKAN IRAQ,_____ TURKI DAN IRAN.
  2. BANDAR DIPENUHI DENGAN RUMAH DAN ?
  3. PETANI MENANAM POKOK GANDUM DAN BARLI DI LUAR ?
  4. TAMADUN DI MESOPOTAMIA BERMULA DI ?
  5. UR MENJADI TEMPAT PERTEMUAN PEDAGANG DARI JAUH SEPERTI ?
  6. DINDING YANG TINGGI MELINDUNGI UR DARIPADA ?
  7. KAWASAN TELUK PARSI INI TELAH BERKEMBANG MENJADI SEBUAH BANDAR YANG ?
  8. BERAPAKAH CIRI UTAMA KERAJAAN SUMER
  9. TERUSAN MENGHUBUNGKAN UR DENGAN SUNGAI ?

15 Clues: BANDAR DIPENUHI DENGAN RUMAH DAN ? • TAMADUN DI MESOPOTAMIA BERMULA DI ? • BERAPAKAH CIRI UTAMA KERAJAAN SUMER • TERUSAN MENGHUBUNGKAN UR DENGAN SUNGAI ? • APAKAH NAMA BINAAN YANG BERBENTUK PIRAMID ? • DINDING YANG TINGGI MELINDUNGI UR DARIPADA ? • PETANI MENANAM POKOK GANDUM DAN BARLI DI LUAR ? • MESOPOTAMIA BERMAKSUD _______ DI ANTARA DUA SUNGAI • ...

Study Practice 2025-12-02

Study Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First form of writing in Mesopotamia.
  2. The lowest social class in Mesopotamia.
  3. Crescent A region with rich soil shaped like an arc.
  4. River to the east of Mesopotamia.
  5. Land between two rivers.”
  6. River to the west of Mesopotamia.
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  1. Babylonian king famous for his written laws.
  2. The belief in many gods.
  3. A wheeled invention used for travel and pottery.
  4. Type of boat that improved trade.
  5. State Small independent political region with its own ruler.
  6. A temple tower built to honor the gods.
  7. A person who writes and keeps records.
  8. A tool used to make farming easier.

14 Clues: The belief in many gods. • Land between two rivers.” • Type of boat that improved trade. • River to the east of Mesopotamia. • River to the west of Mesopotamia. • A tool used to make farming easier. • First form of writing in Mesopotamia. • A person who writes and keeps records. • The lowest social class in Mesopotamia. • A temple tower built to honor the gods. • ...

Mesopotamia 2025-08-20

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nama dari dewa langit
  2. dewa matahari adalah
  3. Dewa utama yang disembah di mesopotamia adalah
  4. apa nama lain hukum terkenal diilmu pengetahuan mesopotamia
  5. raja yang memiliki kekuasaan besar dan dianggap wakil dewa oleh sistem pemerintahan dimesopotamia disebut
  6. faktor yang memengaruhi keberhasilan sistem pertanian dimesopotamia
  7. ilmu pengetahuan yang mengatur sistem bilangan 60, waktu 60 detik / menit, lingkaran 360 derajat disebut
  8. kota kuno yang menjadi ibu kota kerjaan adalah
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  1. peradaban yang sedang kami bahas adalah
  2. kepercayaan apa yang dianut oleh masyarakat mesopotamia
  3. bentuk tulisan yang di gunakan dimesopotamia adalah
  4. alat pertanian yang di gunakan untuk membajak tanah dimesopotamia
  5. Peradaban kuno yang berkembang di mesopotamia adalah
  6. Tanaman utama yang dibudidayakan dimesopotamia
  7. sistem irigasi pengairan yang di gunakan dimesopotamia adalah
  8. dewi cinta dan perang adalah

16 Clues: dewa matahari adalah • nama dari dewa langit • dewi cinta dan perang adalah • peradaban yang sedang kami bahas adalah • Dewa utama yang disembah di mesopotamia adalah • Tanaman utama yang dibudidayakan dimesopotamia • kota kuno yang menjadi ibu kota kerjaan adalah • bentuk tulisan yang di gunakan dimesopotamia adalah • Peradaban kuno yang berkembang di mesopotamia adalah • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-08-14

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deusa do amor e da guerra para os mesopotâmicos.
  2. Os mesopotâmios [...] acreditavam que deuses e deusas eram responsáveis por tudo o que acontecia no mundo. Por isso eram chamados de ...
  3. Construção feita para represar a água.
  4. palavra que significa “entre rios”, é o nome de uma região do Oriente Médio localizado entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates.
  5. Foi uma mulher que viveu na Mesopotâmia por volta de 2300 a.C. Mesmo em uma época em que as mulheres tinham pouco destaque na sociedade, tornou-se conhecida graças às obras que escreveu.
  6. Pessoa que, na Antiguidade, era responsável por fazer registros escritos.
  7. das cheias era canalizada e utilizada para a irrigação do solo, tornando-o apropriado para o desenvolvimento da agricultura.
  8. Grandes construções em forma de pirâmide, onde realizavam cultos a suas divindades.
  9. Eles invadiram e dominaram toda a região mesopotâmica. Constituíram um Estado unificado e fundaram o Primeiro Império Babilônico. Além disso, criaram um dos primeiros códigos de leis escritas da história.
  10. Eles foram os inventores da escrita cuneiforme, que mais tarde seria adotada pela maioria dos povos mesopotâmicos.
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  1. Corresponde a uma população que se estabelece em um território e ali desenvolve um sistema de valores e características culturais semelhantes.
  2. Escrita mais antigas do mundo. Desenvolvida pelos sumérios no quarto milênio antes de Cristo, seu nome vem de “cunha”, que era o formato do instrumento de junco utilizado para gravar os sinais em tabletes de barro úmidos.
  3. faz referência ao período histórico em que foram criadas as primeiras formas de escrita e se desenvolveram as primeiras civilizações humanas.
  4. Esperavam que as pessoas sacrificassem animais e seguissem rituais para mantê-los felizes.
  5. Código organizado entre 1792 e 1750 a.C., durante o governo de Hammurabi, rei da Babilônia. Era composto de 282 artigos que tratavam de temas variados, desde pequenos delitos até crimes graves. O código era baseado em um antigo princípio mesopotâmico, o princípio de Talião (“Olho por olho, dente por dente”). De acordo com esse princípio, o responsável por um crime deveria receber um castigo semelhante ao crime que cometeu.
  6. Significa o conjunto de histórias que pretendem explicar a origem do ser humano, do Universo e seu funcionamento por meio da ação de deuses e heróis.
  7. provavelmente foram os primeiros a utilizar técnicas de irrigação em suas lavouras.
  8. Era a sede do governo da cidade. Nele, moravam o rei e sua família.
  9. Eram guerreiros valentes e impiedosos e possuíam uma força militar extraordinária: soldados com armaduras, armas de ferro, carros de guerra e cavalaria.
  10. Era tido como representante dos deuses na Terra. Tinha grande poder e raramente era questionado, pois a população temia que, caso se rebelasse contra o rei, estaria se rebelando contra os deuses.

20 Clues: Construção feita para represar a água. • Deusa do amor e da guerra para os mesopotâmicos. • Era a sede do governo da cidade. Nele, moravam o rei e sua família. • Pessoa que, na Antiguidade, era responsável por fazer registros escritos. • provavelmente foram os primeiros a utilizar técnicas de irrigação em suas lavouras. • ...

MESOPOTAMIA 2025-11-12

MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
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  1. Nama kerajaan yang didirikan oleh Sargon Agung di Mesopotamia.
  2. Bangsa yang menemukan pembagian lingkaran menjadi 360 derajat dan waktu berbasis 60.
  3. Bangsa yang berasal dari dataran tinggi Iran yang menaklukkan Babilonia pada tahun 539 SM.
  4. Raja dari Kekaisaran Babilonia Baru yang terkenal karena membangun Taman Gantung Babilonia.
  5. Masa kekuasaan raja-raja di Mesopotamia yang diturunkan secara turun-temurun.
  6. Salah satu bahasa Semitik yang digunakan di Mesopotamia kuno selain Akkadia.
  7. Keterampilan yang sangat maju di Mesopotamia untuk meramalkan masa depan dari posisi bintang.
  8. Gelar yang disandang oleh penguasa Sumeria kuno.
  9. Bangsa yang mendirikan kekaisaran Asyur, terkenal dengan kekuatan militernya.
  10. Dewa utama Babilonia, dewa badai dan penciptaan.
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  1. Istilah untuk sekelompok besar negara atau bangsa yang diperintah oleh satu penguasa.
  2. Raja terakhir yang berkuasa di Babilonia Baru sebelum ditaklukkan oleh Persia.
  3. Jenis tulisan yang digunakan untuk kepentingan administrasi dan perdagangan.
  4. Bentuk pemerintahan yang dikuasai oleh pemimpin agama di awal peradaban Sumeria.
  5. Sistem irigasi yang dibuat untuk mengalirkan air ke ladang.
  6. Raja besar dari Kekaisaran Akkadia yang menyatukan seluruh Mesopotamia.
  7. Bangsa yang mengalahkan Asyur dan mendirikan Kekaisaran Babilonia Baru.
  8. Benda yang ditemukan oleh bangsa Sumeria yang merevolusi transportasi dan gerabah.
  9. Bangsa yang bertanggung jawab atas pengembangan seni arsitektur Ziggurat.
  10. Salah satu kota penting Sumeria yang menjadi pusat perdagangan.

20 Clues: Gelar yang disandang oleh penguasa Sumeria kuno. • Dewa utama Babilonia, dewa badai dan penciptaan. • Sistem irigasi yang dibuat untuk mengalirkan air ke ladang. • Nama kerajaan yang didirikan oleh Sargon Agung di Mesopotamia. • Salah satu kota penting Sumeria yang menjadi pusat perdagangan. • ...

MESOPOTAMIA 2025-11-12

MESOPOTAMIA crossword puzzle
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  1. Nama kerajaan yang didirikan oleh Sargon Agung di Mesopotamia.
  2. Bangsa yang menemukan pembagian lingkaran menjadi 360 derajat dan waktu berbasis 60.
  3. Bangsa yang berasal dari dataran tinggi Iran yang menaklukkan Babilonia pada tahun 539 SM.
  4. Raja dari Kekaisaran Babilonia Baru yang terkenal karena membangun Taman Gantung Babilonia.
  5. Masa kekuasaan raja-raja di Mesopotamia yang diturunkan secara turun-temurun.
  6. Salah satu bahasa Semitik yang digunakan di Mesopotamia kuno selain Akkadia.
  7. Keterampilan yang sangat maju di Mesopotamia untuk meramalkan masa depan dari posisi bintang.
  8. Gelar yang disandang oleh penguasa Sumeria kuno.
  9. Bangsa yang mendirikan kekaisaran Asyur, terkenal dengan kekuatan militernya.
  10. Dewa utama Babilonia, dewa badai dan penciptaan.
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  1. Istilah untuk sekelompok besar negara atau bangsa yang diperintah oleh satu penguasa.
  2. Raja terakhir yang berkuasa di Babilonia Baru sebelum ditaklukkan oleh Persia.
  3. Jenis tulisan yang digunakan untuk kepentingan administrasi dan perdagangan.
  4. Bentuk pemerintahan yang dikuasai oleh pemimpin agama di awal peradaban Sumeria.
  5. Sistem irigasi yang dibuat untuk mengalirkan air ke ladang.
  6. Raja besar dari Kekaisaran Akkadia yang menyatukan seluruh Mesopotamia.
  7. Bangsa yang mengalahkan Asyur dan mendirikan Kekaisaran Babilonia Baru.
  8. Benda yang ditemukan oleh bangsa Sumeria yang merevolusi transportasi dan gerabah.
  9. Bangsa yang bertanggung jawab atas pengembangan seni arsitektur Ziggurat.
  10. Salah satu kota penting Sumeria yang menjadi pusat perdagangan.

20 Clues: Gelar yang disandang oleh penguasa Sumeria kuno. • Dewa utama Babilonia, dewa badai dan penciptaan. • Sistem irigasi yang dibuat untuk mengalirkan air ke ladang. • Nama kerajaan yang didirikan oleh Sargon Agung di Mesopotamia. • Salah satu kota penting Sumeria yang menjadi pusat perdagangan. • ...

Mesopotamia 2024-09-17

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia
  2. a legendary king and hero of a famous epic story
  3. wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia
  4. a person who writes and keeps records
  5. a city that functions as an independent country
  6. a type of temple with terraced levels
  7. One of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia
  8. The land between two rivers
  9. the separation of jobs and tasks in society for efficiency
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  1. a region in the Middle East known for its rich soil and early cvilizations
  2. the river that flows through Mesopotamia alongside the Euphrates
  3. a king known for his code of laws
  4. the belief in many gods
  5. a famous city and capital of the Babylonia Empire
  6. a system of canals used to water crops.
  7. the act of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising lifestock
  8. a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

17 Clues: the belief in many gods • The land between two rivers • a king known for his code of laws • a person who writes and keeps records • a type of temple with terraced levels • a system of canals used to water crops. • One of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia • One of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia • wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia and Egypt 2013-11-04

Mesopotamia and Egypt crossword puzzle
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  1. The public writers of both Mesopotamia and Egypt
  2. A King in Mesopotamia
  3. Early form of paper made from reeds
  4. Belief in many gods
  5. Important transportation invention
  6. Egyptian picture writing
  7. Another name for the area called Mesopotamia
  8. Egyptian god of mummification
  9. Egyptian god of the skies
  10. King who gave us the first law code
  11. Egyptian god of the underworld
  12. Egyptian burial tomb
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  1. The river that flows through Egypt
  2. a waterfall
  3. Egyptian Leader
  4. People who were believed to have special powers to communicate with the gods
  5. Process of preserving the body after death
  6. The longest river surrounding Mesopotamia
  7. The first Mesopotamian Civilization
  8. Where the Mesopotamian believed their gods lived while visiting earth
  9. An alloy made mixing copper and tin
  10. Ancient Mesopotamian writing
  11. Form of government led by a god or religion
  12. The last Mesopotamian Civilization
  13. Egyptian sign of life

25 Clues: a waterfall • Egyptian Leader • Belief in many gods • Egyptian burial tomb • A King in Mesopotamia • Egyptian sign of life • Egyptian picture writing • Egyptian god of the skies • Ancient Mesopotamian writing • Egyptian god of mummification • Egyptian god of the underworld • The river that flows through Egypt • Important transportation invention • The last Mesopotamian Civilization • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia (Worksheet 4) 2015-06-23

Ancient Mesopotamia (Worksheet 4) crossword puzzle
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  1. join, mix or bond
  2. offer or give
  3. one of the two important rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia
  4. Ancient Mesopotamia
  5. Today Ancient Mesopotamia is located mostly in _______.
  6. ______ invented writing and government.
  7. Sumerians kept records by writing down on _________.
  8. pros
  9. the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops
  10. The Babylonian law was created by _______________.
  11. Sumerians invented a type of writing called __________.
  12. abundant or rich
  13. ample or a lot
  14. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  15. appear or come into view
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  1. part of sector
  2. The government of Akkadians was made up of individual ______________.
  3. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace orunderstand)
  4. partnership
  5. The people of Ancient Mesopotamia used to be___________ before they settled and started gather in small villages and towns.
  6. ______ extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
  7. engrave
  8. one of the two important rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia
  9. establish

24 Clues: pros • engrave • establish • partnership • offer or give • part of sector • ample or a lot • abundant or rich • join, mix or bond • Ancient Mesopotamia • appear or come into view • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • ______ invented writing and government. • The Babylonian law was created by _______________. • Sumerians kept records by writing down on _________. • ...

Mesopataimia Andrew 2021-12-17

Mesopataimia Andrew crossword puzzle
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  1. the western major river in Mesopotamia
  2. someone who sells
  3. Emperor of the Akkadian empire
  4. invented in sumer
  5. the type of house commonly found in mesopotaimia
  6. someone who writes laws
  7. someone who works without getting money
  8. Someone who farms crops
  9. the eastern major river in Mesopotamia
  10. Emperor of babylonian empire
  11. to trade for goods
  12. the language of Mesopotamia
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  1. the land between two rivers
  2. the leader of a city-state
  3. a group of city-states
  4. The leader of Sumer
  5. a temple where the priest lives
  6. someone who worships gods
  7. The leader of a group of city-states
  8. someone who fights in the army
  9. a system to block water from flooding crops
  10. A city with it's own government and a wall around it
  11. someone who makes art
  12. where mesopotaimia is in modern day

24 Clues: someone who sells • invented in sumer • to trade for goods • The leader of Sumer • someone who makes art • a group of city-states • someone who writes laws • Someone who farms crops • someone who worships gods • the leader of a city-state • the land between two rivers • the language of Mesopotamia • Emperor of babylonian empire • Emperor of the Akkadian empire • ...

Mesopataimia Andrew 2021-12-17

Mesopataimia Andrew crossword puzzle
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  1. the western major river in Mesopotamia
  2. someone who sells
  3. Emperor of the Akkadian empire
  4. invented in sumer
  5. the type of house commonly found in mesopotaimia
  6. someone who writes laws
  7. someone who works without getting money
  8. Someone who farms crops
  9. the eastern major river in Mesopotamia
  10. Emperor of babylonian empire
  11. to trade for goods
  12. the language of Mesopotamia
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  1. the land between two rivers
  2. the leader of a city-state
  3. a group of city-states
  4. The leader of Sumer
  5. a temple where the priest lives
  6. someone who worships gods
  7. The leader of a group of city-states
  8. someone who fights in the army
  9. a system to block water from flooding crops
  10. A city with it's own government and a wall around it
  11. someone who makes art
  12. where mesopotaimia is in modern day

24 Clues: someone who sells • invented in sumer • to trade for goods • The leader of Sumer • someone who makes art • a group of city-states • someone who writes laws • Someone who farms crops • someone who worships gods • the leader of a city-state • the land between two rivers • the language of Mesopotamia • Emperor of babylonian empire • Emperor of the Akkadian empire • ...

CRUCIGRAMA CIVILIZACIONES ANTIGUAS 2021-09-23

CRUCIGRAMA CIVILIZACIONES ANTIGUAS crossword puzzle
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  1. escritura de Mesopotamia.
  2. ingeniería hidráulica aplicada por las culturas antiguas.
  3. ubicación geográfica de la civilización india.
  4. religión filosófica de la china.
  5. técnica para conservar a los muertos.
  6. rio en el que se desarrollo la cultura egipcia.
  7. creen en varios dioses.
  8. rio en el que se desarrollo la cultura Mesopotamia.
  9. funcionarios que se dedican a escribir.
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  1. invento de los chinos.
  2. juego de guerra en un tablero inventado por los indios.
  3. inventaron la brújula, el compás, el papel, la tinta.
  4. exportadores de lino y papiro.
  5. escritura de los egipcios.
  6. enorme templo de la mesopotamia.
  7. una forma de organización social, política y económica de gran complejidad.
  8. dirigente egipcio.
  9. actividad principal de las civilizaciones antiguas.
  10. su principal producto agrícola fue el arroz.
  11. lugar funerario de los egipcios.
  12. característica común de las civilizaciones de oriente.
  13. dirigente en la civilización china.

22 Clues: dirigente egipcio. • invento de los chinos. • creen en varios dioses. • escritura de Mesopotamia. • escritura de los egipcios. • exportadores de lino y papiro. • enorme templo de la mesopotamia. • religión filosófica de la china. • lugar funerario de los egipcios. • dirigente en la civilización china. • técnica para conservar a los muertos. • ...

Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2023-09-21

Mesopotamia Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. WROTE DOWN LAWS FOR ALL TO SEE
  2. FARMING TOOL INVENTED BY SUMERIANS
  3. THE BELIEF IN MULTIPLE GODS
  4. SOIL FOUND IN RIVERS
  5. ANCIENT CITIES
  6. HAMMURABI CREATED THIS THROUGH WRITING LAWS
  7. FIRST LARGE SCALE COMMUNITIES
  8. MESOPOTAMIAN INVENTION, HINT: WATER
  9. USED TO WATER CROPS OR PREVENT FLOODS
  10. ANCIENT PEOPLE WROTE ON THESE
  11. THE STUDY OF EARTH
  12. FARMING SITE
  13. WHERE MESOPOTAMIA WAS LOCATED, RICH SOIL
  14. RIVER IN MESOPOTAMIA
  15. RIVER IN MESOPOTAMIA
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  1. PERSON FROM AKKAD, CONQUERED & STARTED AN EMPIRE
  2. TEMPLES FOR WORSHIP
  3. TAMING OF ANIMALS
  4. THE LAND BETWEEN THE RIVERS
  5. PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN THE ZIGGURATS
  6. SOLDIERS RODE IN THESE
  7. FIRST PEOPLE TO SETTLE IN MESOPOTAMIA
  8. JOB ____ OR DIVISION OF LABOR
  9. BEFORE COMMON ERA
  10. ANCIENT WRITING SYSTEM
  11. HOW HISTORIANS TRACK TIME
  12. GROUP OF LANDS UNDER ONE RULER
  13. UPPER, MIDDLE, LOWER ARE EXAMPLES OF
  14. COMMON ERA
  15. SUMERIAN INVENTION
  16. ANNO DOMINI

31 Clues: COMMON ERA • ANNO DOMINI • FARMING SITE • ANCIENT CITIES • TAMING OF ANIMALS • BEFORE COMMON ERA • THE STUDY OF EARTH • SUMERIAN INVENTION • TEMPLES FOR WORSHIP • SOIL FOUND IN RIVERS • RIVER IN MESOPOTAMIA • RIVER IN MESOPOTAMIA • SOLDIERS RODE IN THESE • ANCIENT WRITING SYSTEM • HOW HISTORIANS TRACK TIME • THE LAND BETWEEN THE RIVERS • THE BELIEF IN MULTIPLE GODS • JOB ____ OR DIVISION OF LABOR • ...

TTS 2026-05-21

TTS crossword puzzle
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  1. Sungai penting lain yang mengaliri wilayah Mesopotamia
  2. Kerajaan Mesopotamia yang terkenal kuat dalam bidang militer
  3. Patung berkepala manusia dan berbadan singa di Mesir Kuno
  4. Proses pengawetan jenazah dalam kepercayaan Mesir Kuno
  5. Pasukan utama dalam militer Romawi kuno
  6. Gelar pemimpin tertinggi dalam Kekaisaran Romawi
  7. Filsuf Yunani yang dikenal dengan metode tanya jawab
  8. Kawasan tinggi di kota Yunani yang menjadi pusat bangunan suci
  9. Dewa ular berbulu dalam kepercayaan Aztec
  10. Ajang olahraga yang berasal dari Yunani kuno
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  1. Raja Babilonia yang terkenal dengan hukum tertulis
  2. Kerajaan besar di Mesopotamia yang berpusat di Babilon
  3. Bahan menulis dari tanaman yang digunakan orang Mesir Kuno
  4. Golongan rakyat biasa dalam masyarakat Romawi
  5. Sungai penting yang mengaliri wilayah Mesopotamia
  6. Petarung yang bertanding di arena hiburan Romawi
  7. Ibu kota Kekaisaran Aztec yang dibangun di atas danau
  8. Golongan bangsawan dalam masyarakat Romawi
  9. Filsuf Yunani murid Plato dan guru Aleksander Agung
  10. Filsuf Yunani pendiri Akademia

20 Clues: Filsuf Yunani pendiri Akademia • Pasukan utama dalam militer Romawi kuno • Dewa ular berbulu dalam kepercayaan Aztec • Golongan bangsawan dalam masyarakat Romawi • Ajang olahraga yang berasal dari Yunani kuno • Golongan rakyat biasa dalam masyarakat Romawi • Petarung yang bertanding di arena hiburan Romawi • Gelar pemimpin tertinggi dalam Kekaisaran Romawi • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia 2012-11-18

Ancient Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. to learn to train and use animals for work
  2. when people made more and more tools in early mesopotamia
  3. an ancient country named after "land between two rivers'
  4. a river that boardered the other side of mesopopatamia
  5. Has a trunk
  6. canals and ditches that bring water to dry land
  7. Man's best friend
  8. a pen made out of grass
  9. Flying mammal
  10. when people bought other things with their crops
  11. a writer in early mesopotamia
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  1. souls or spirits that people prayed to
  2. land for watering and planting crops
  3. Likes to chase mice
  4. a water system that helped people
  5. people who work in big fields and plant crops
  6. a ruler of a city or country
  7. Large marsupial
  8. a temple where the kings stay and people prey to their god
  9. people that worked for the king for at least three years
  10. a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia

21 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • a pen made out of grass • a ruler of a city or country • a writer in early mesopotamia • a water system that helped people • land for watering and planting crops • souls or spirits that people prayed to • to learn to train and use animals for work • people who work in big fields and plant crops • ...

Mesopotamia Ella Gieryn 2021-12-22

Mesopotamia Ella Gieryn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a city-state with its on goverment and traditions
  2. river a river on the outside of Mesopotamia
  3. they were the most poor of all people
  4. many lands under one ruler
  5. the first akkadian empire
  6. a old form of writing
  7. river a river that bourders Mesopotamia
  8. to trade goods
  9. a temple in the middle of a city-state
  10. A mean Babylonia king
  11. a order of how rich you are
  12. people who farmed the crops
  13. cresent a area of fertil land
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  1. Land between two rivers
  2. gilgameshes best friend
  3. the second riches and somtimes the ruler
  4. these people bartered
  5. he wanted immortality
  6. present day is iraq
  7. A way of storing water to a peice of land
  8. to tame wild animals
  9. a person who rights cuniform
  10. they made art and pottiry
  11. a city in Mesopotamia

24 Clues: to trade goods • present day is iraq • to tame wild animals • these people bartered • he wanted immortality • a city in Mesopotamia • a old form of writing • A mean Babylonia king • Land between two rivers • gilgameshes best friend • the first akkadian empire • they made art and pottiry • many lands under one ruler • a order of how rich you are • people who farmed the crops • ...

Mesopotamia- The Cradle of Civilization 2014-12-02

Mesopotamia- The Cradle of Civilization crossword puzzle
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  1. Region from Persian Gulf to Nile River
  2. Belief in many gods
  3. Belief in 1 God
  4. A person trained to read and write
  5. City which conquered Mesopotamia in 1700s BC
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  1. Mesopotamian temples, found in the center of the city
  2. Sumerian wedge-shaped writing
  3. A tool used to write in clay
  4. Land between two rivers
  5. City which rules itself and its surrounding farmland
  6. Empire which ruled Mesopotamia and Egypt in 600s BC
  7. Modern country where Mesopotamia was located
  8. Babylonian emperor, famous for his law code
  9. Southern plain in Mesopotamia, where civilization began

14 Clues: Belief in 1 God • Belief in many gods • Land between two rivers • A tool used to write in clay • Sumerian wedge-shaped writing • A person trained to read and write • Region from Persian Gulf to Nile River • Babylonian emperor, famous for his law code • Modern country where Mesopotamia was located • City which conquered Mesopotamia in 1700s BC • ...

Mesopotamia 2021-09-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. large temple in every city-state
  2. The belief in more than one god/goddess
  3. a city and its surrounding land (country)
  4. mineral that makes land good for farming
  5. River to the left of Mesopotamia
  6. the process of controlling water
  7. first civilization in Mesopotamia
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  1. the land between two rivers
  2. King who created a strict set of laws
  3. first written language
  4. River to the right of Mesopotamia
  5. King believed to be half god, half man
  6. first Emperor to unite Mesopotamia (army)

13 Clues: first written language • the land between two rivers • large temple in every city-state • River to the left of Mesopotamia • the process of controlling water • River to the right of Mesopotamia • first civilization in Mesopotamia • King who created a strict set of laws • King believed to be half god, half man • The belief in more than one god/goddess • ...

Mesopotamia 2016-09-25

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. A Human-made waterway
  2. A pyramid shaped temple
  3. A way of supplying water to and area of land
  4. Long poems that tells stories of Heros
  5. Material Sumerian's used for buildings
  6. The City
  7. Another Name for Mesopotamia
  8. To worship many gods
  9. Ruler of an Empire
  10. Took power after The Chaldean's
  11. One of Uruk's kings
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  1. Sumerians form of writing
  2. A city surrounded by country side
  3. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  4. To have a large amount of something ( food)
  5. Science of Building
  6. Picture symbols
  7. A writer
  8. A horse drawn Wagon

19 Clues: The City • A writer • Picture symbols • Ruler of an Empire • Science of Building • A horse drawn Wagon • One of Uruk's kings • To worship many gods • A Human-made waterway • A pyramid shaped temple • Sumerians form of writing • Another Name for Mesopotamia • Took power after The Chaldean's • A city surrounded by country side • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • ...

Mesopotamian Magazine Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-13

Mesopotamian Magazine Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - Conquered land
  2. - The rules of Mesopotamia written by the famous ancient king
  3. - People living together and helping each other to survive
  4. - The center building in ancient Mesopotamia city-states
  5. - Ancient society in Ancient Mesopotamia with rules
  6. - More than is needed
  7. - The ancient Mesopotamian writing
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  1. - The land between the rivers
  2. -Used to write in ancient Mesopotamia
  3. - Domesticating plants and animals
  4. - The ancient king of Sumer
  5. - The person that writes stuff for others
  6. - The way of living for a group of people

13 Clues: - Conquered land • - More than is needed • - The ancient king of Sumer • - The land between the rivers • - Domesticating plants and animals • - The ancient Mesopotamian writing • -Used to write in ancient Mesopotamia • - The person that writes stuff for others • - The way of living for a group of people • - Ancient society in Ancient Mesopotamia with rules • ...

Sumer Unit 1 Review 2020-10-15

Sumer Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. these occurred in the spring and were a problem (pl.)
  2. dug outside of city-states to prevent attack (pl.)
  3. protects against the flooding of a river
  4. clogged the canals
  5. a form of irrigation that brings water to farms
  6. people moved from these foothills to Sumer
  7. farmers in the foothills didn't have enough of this to grow crops for the rising population
  8. region shaped like the moon, good soil
  9. built to protect city-states (pl.)
  10. the majority of Mesopotamia is located in this modern country
  11. disputes over this led to war between city-states
  12. the Middle East is located on this continent
  13. river found in southern Mesopotamia
  14. a shortage of this led people to move to Sumer
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  1. region of southern Mesopotamia where people settled
  2. land between the rivers
  3. river located in northern Mesopotamia
  4. describes soil that is good for farming
  5. geographic setting of Sumer; flat with little trees
  6. a city that has its own laws and government
  7. method of supplying land with water
  8. built to store water for later use (pl.)
  9. Sumerians made bricks out of this material to build walls
  10. after the Spring floods, the weather in Sumer was mostly...?

24 Clues: clogged the canals • land between the rivers • built to protect city-states (pl.) • method of supplying land with water • river found in southern Mesopotamia • river located in northern Mesopotamia • region shaped like the moon, good soil • describes soil that is good for farming • protects against the flooding of a river • built to store water for later use (pl.) • ...

Q2 Crossword Puzzle Review Sheet 2018-01-16

Q2 Crossword Puzzle Review Sheet crossword puzzle
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  1. HOME OF THE ANATOLIAN PENINSULA
  2. FORM OF GOV’T IN WHICH RELIGIOUS FIGURES RULE IN THE NAME OF GOD
  3. 1 OF THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM
  4. BABYLONIAN GOD OF JUSTICE
  5. RULER OF THE EGYPTIANS
  6. EARLY FORM OF WRITING IN MESOPOTAMIA
  7. HAMMURABI’S PUNISHMENT FOR ROBBERY
  8. THE AREA THAT RUNS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF NORTH THRU MESOPOTAMIA AND THEN SOUTHWEST TO THE MED SEA (2W)
  9. FACTOR THAT INCREASED TRADE IN MESOPOTAMIA
  10. ONE OF THE THREE CLASSES IN BABYLONIA
  11. MESOPOTAMIA IS IN THIS MODERN DAY COUNTRY
  12. EGYPTIAN BODIES THAT WERE PRESERVED & WRAPPED IN CLOTH
  13. ALLOWED FOR A SURPLUS OF FOOD IN MESOPOTAMIA (2W)
  14. LAND BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
  15. THE BELIEF IN ONE DIETY/GOD
  16. HAMMURABI’S CODE WAS WRITTEN ON ONE OF THESE
  17. COUNTRY THAT’S HOME TO THE ZAGROS MTS.
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  1. THE SCIENCE OF PRACTICE OF GROWING CROPS
  2. EX. UR, BABYLON, LARSA (2W)
  3. CITY THAT IS HOME TO HOLY SITES FOR 3 RELIGIONS
  4. ONE OF THE CHARACTERICS OF A CIV
  5. THE TIME PRIOR TO WRITTEN RECORDS
  6. OBJECTS STUDIED BY HISTORIANS TO LEARN ABOUT CIVILIZATIONS
  7. PRIMARY RESOURCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  8. THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SALT FROM SEAWATER
  9. INVENTION OF THE SUMERIANS
  10. APPLYING CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF WATER TO LAND AS NEEDED
  11. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CLIMATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  12. FEATURE WHICH PROVIDED DRINKING WATER FOR MESOPOTAMIANS
  13. ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF THE 12 MAJOR OIL EXPORTING NATIONS

30 Clues: RULER OF THE EGYPTIANS • BABYLONIAN GOD OF JUSTICE • INVENTION OF THE SUMERIANS • EX. UR, BABYLON, LARSA (2W) • 1 OF THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM • THE BELIEF IN ONE DIETY/GOD • HOME OF THE ANATOLIAN PENINSULA • ONE OF THE CHARACTERICS OF A CIV • THE TIME PRIOR TO WRITTEN RECORDS • HAMMURABI’S PUNISHMENT FOR ROBBERY • PRIMARY RESOURCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST • ...

Q2 Crossword Puzzle Review Sheet 2018-01-16

Q2 Crossword Puzzle Review Sheet crossword puzzle
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  1. HOME OF THE ANATOLIAN PENINSULA
  2. FORM OF GOV’T IN WHICH RELIGIOUS FIGURES RULE IN THE NAME OF GOD
  3. 1 OF THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM
  4. BABYLONIAN GOD OF JUSTICE
  5. RULER OF THE EGYPTIANS
  6. EARLY FORM OF WRITING IN MESOPOTAMIA
  7. HAMMURABI’S PUNISHMENT FOR ROBBERY
  8. THE AREA THAT RUNS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF NORTH THRU MESOPOTAMIA AND THEN SOUTHWEST TO THE MED SEA (2W)
  9. FACTOR THAT INCREASED TRADE IN MESOPOTAMIA
  10. ONE OF THE THREE CLASSES IN BABYLONIA
  11. MESOPOTAMIA IS IN THIS MODERN DAY COUNTRY
  12. EGYPTIAN BODIES THAT WERE PRESERVED & WRAPPED IN CLOTH
  13. ALLOWED FOR A SURPLUS OF FOOD IN MESOPOTAMIA (2W)
  14. LAND BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
  15. THE BELIEF IN ONE DIETY/GOD
  16. HAMMURABI’S CODE WAS WRITTEN ON ONE OF THESE
  17. COUNTRY THAT’S HOME TO THE ZAGROS MTS.
Down
  1. THE SCIENCE OF PRACTICE OF GROWING CROPS
  2. EX. UR, BABYLON, LARSA (2W)
  3. CITY THAT IS HOME TO HOLY SITES FOR 3 RELIGIONS
  4. ONE OF THE CHARACTERICS OF A CIV
  5. THE TIME PRIOR TO WRITTEN RECORDS
  6. OBJECTS STUDIED BY HISTORIANS TO LEARN ABOUT CIVILIZATIONS
  7. PRIMARY RESOURCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  8. THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SALT FROM SEAWATER
  9. INVENTION OF THE SUMERIANS
  10. APPLYING CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF WATER TO LAND AS NEEDED
  11. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CLIMATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  12. FEATURE WHICH PROVIDED DRINKING WATER FOR MESOPOTAMIANS
  13. ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF THE 12 MAJOR OIL EXPORTING NATIONS

30 Clues: RULER OF THE EGYPTIANS • BABYLONIAN GOD OF JUSTICE • INVENTION OF THE SUMERIANS • EX. UR, BABYLON, LARSA (2W) • 1 OF THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM • THE BELIEF IN ONE DIETY/GOD • HOME OF THE ANATOLIAN PENINSULA • ONE OF THE CHARACTERICS OF A CIV • THE TIME PRIOR TO WRITTEN RECORDS • HAMMURABI’S PUNISHMENT FOR ROBBERY • PRIMARY RESOURCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST • ...