Ancient Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 2. What the Mesopotamians used to write on clay tablets.
  2. 5. Region where Ancient Mesopotamia developed.
  3. 9. Gilgamesh's beast friend.
  4. 10. Raised river banks to prevent flooding.
  5. 11. Part man, part god King whose stories were written down on clay tablets.
  6. 13. King who developed and wrote down a code 282 laws to govern the people.
  7. 15. What the ancient Mesopotamians wrote on.
  8. 16. The belief in many gods.
  9. 17. Mesopotamian temple.
  10. 19. This invention allowed Mesopotamians to predict the spring floods.
  11. 20. Sumerian city with 50 000 people.
Down
  1. 1. Tin and copper combined to make a stronger metal.
  2. 3. Due to debt or capture in war, these people had to work for free for three years.
  3. 4. The change from being hunters and gatherers to farmers and herders.
  4. 6. One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia.
  5. 7. Government where the power comes from God or gods.
  6. 8. Means the land between two rivers.
  7. 12. One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia.
  8. 14. Writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia.
  9. 18. Useful farming invention still in use today.