Ancient Mesopotamia & Sumer Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Sumerian king that becomes a demigod with superhuman strength; world's oldest epic
  2. 7. the first civilization in world history, founded around 5000 BCE
  3. 8. belief in a single god or goddess
  4. 9. pressed into clay to sign a tablet similar to a signature
  5. 10. means "land between the rivers"
  6. 13. arched structure used to carry water to a city
  7. 16. two major rivers in Mesopotamia
  8. 19. famous king of Babylon that built the Hanging Gardens
Down
  1. 1. skilled person who could read and write
  2. 2. multi-storied religious temple in the center of cities
  3. 3. belief in more than one god or goddess
  4. 5. watering crops through man-made efforts
  5. 6. most advanced stage of human social and cultural development
  6. 8. someone who buys and sells things; business owner
  7. 9. wheeled transport vehicle for armies
  8. 11. arched shape area of land between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean
  9. 12. Babylonian who created the first publicly displayed written code of laws
  10. 14. wedge-shaped writing system
  11. 15. city and surrounding area that acted independently
  12. 17. the first empire, founded by Sargon the Great
  13. 18. stringed instrument like a small harp