6th Grade History, Unit 1

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Across
  1. 2. an expert who studies and records the past
  2. 4. the arc shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
  3. 9. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
  4. 12. an object made or used by people in the past
  5. 13. a way to water plants / farmland using a water source and ditches
  6. 14. old stone age
  7. 15. a small particle of soil or quartz that is left behind in water
  8. 18. something that can be used to fill a need
  9. 19. a group of people living in the same area who had their own ruler and farm lands within its borders
  10. 20. a river that which borders Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent
Down
  1. 1. new stone age
  2. 3. a river in Asia that runs through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
  3. 5. a society with developed arts, sciences, government and social structures
  4. 6. the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
  5. 7. someone who studies humans by studying the things they left behind (like trash)
  6. 8. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
  7. 10. prevents flooding
  8. 11. growing crops and raising animals
  9. 16. an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
  10. 17. one who moves from place to place with no home