Ancient Inventions
Across
- 2. A time period of 100 years
- 5. A system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia
- 7. Material made from the skin of animals, used to make things like shoes and bags
- 9. Material from trees
- 13. Substances that help make sick people
- 15. A manmade lake or pond used to store water
- 17. To find direction when traveling
- 21. To make or create something
- 22. To remove water from a place
- 24. A material used to make fireworks and explosive weapons
- 25. To move things or people from one place to another
- 28. Doing something well (easier, better, or faster)
- 29. Type Individual letters or characters that can be arranged to print different words and sentences
- 30. To take something for a purpose
Down
- 1. To make something easier, better, or faster
- 3. Material made from the sap of a tree, used to make things like tires, erasers, balls
- 4. Objects made from clay that are shaped and then hardened by baking in a kiln
- 6. Substance that changes people’s consciousness
- 8. A strap worn around the forehead or shoulders to help carry heavy loads
- 9. Something round that helps things move
- 10. The time when something happened
- 11. To join or attach things together
- 12. To bring water to dry land to help plants grow
- 14. To create something new
- 16. To cut into something to make a shape or letter
- 18. To put words or pictures onto paper using ink
- 19. Objects made from clay that are heated to a high temperature
- 20. Mud that can be used to shape into different things
- 23. A tool that shows which direction is north, south, east, and west
- 26. Fabric made from cocoons of silkworms
- 27. What things are made of