Ancient Mesopotamia

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