Ancient Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 2. area that has its own government and includes the city and farmland around it
  2. 5. explained why events occurred in nature
  3. 7. the first empire created by Sargon the Great
  4. 9. made Mesopotamia suitable for agriculture
  5. 11. believing in or worshipping more than one god
  6. 12. allowed Mesopotamian civilization to grow
  7. 15. treated people differently based on social class, written down for all to see
  8. 17. sails, sailboats, wheel, wheeled vehicles
  9. 18. created to keep track of tax records
Down
  1. 1. invention of writing (cuneiform), ziggurats, Epic of Gilgamesh
  2. 3. river that runs along the eastern side of Mesopotamia
  3. 4. a system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops
  4. 6. oldest written epic
  5. 7. produced surplus food, specialized jobs, population growth, and the development of cities
  6. 8. fertile soil deposited by flooding rivers
  7. 10. River that runs along the western side of Mesopotamia
  8. 13. allowed for greater food production and the growth of cities
  9. 14. Mesopotamians believed they controlled nature and natural events such as rain and wind
  10. 16. created the first empire
  11. 19. area known for its shape and fertile soil