6th Grade History, Unit 1

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