Ancient Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle

3. A collection of nations or people ruled by one person or government.
5. The first people to settle the land known as Sumer.
7. This ruler of Akkad took control of the region in about 2340 B.C.E.
10. Moving from place to place without a permanent home.
12. Symbols or pictures that represent words or ideas.
14. A large, upright slab or column of rock, usually inscribed with designs or words that commemorate something or someone.
15. Where Mesopotamian pictographs first appeared.
16. Cities or urban areas that act as independent countries.
17. The earliest poet in the history of the world.

1. A rectangular structure in ancient Mesopotamia with steps up the sides and a temple at the top.
2. One of the most famous rulers from Ancient Mesopotamia.
4. Of or relating to the study of speech sounds within or among languages.
6. Sudden invasions or surprise attacks.
8. A system of writing made up of wedge-shaped characters, used in parts of the ancient Middle East.
9. A being from mythology who is part human and part god.
11. Organized societies that have a stable food supply, government, social structure, culture, written language, and religion.
13. Existing as or relating to an idea rather than a physical thing; not concrete.