ancient sumer crossword

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Across
  1. 8. a big are that has been dug out and filled with water for protection aganst someone
  2. 9. to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs
  3. 10. a body of water that is long and leads to the ocean
  4. 11. winter summer fall and spring
  5. 15. a task or problem that tests a person’s abilities
  6. 17. a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
  7. 18. someone that farms crops for eating
  8. 22. Euphrates Riverone of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  9. 23. an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
  10. 26. materiala resource that can be used to make something else
  11. 27. a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
  12. 28. a system of channels for agriculture
  13. 29. a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
Down
  1. 1. when a large amount of water floods a place
  2. 2. a means of supplying land with water
  3. 3. an are when people live
  4. 4. to build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house
  5. 5. when there is not enough food
  6. 6. something used for protection agaist something
  7. 7. a strong disagreement
  8. 12. an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
  9. 13. the amount of something
  10. 14. a substance that lies between or above other things
  11. 16. arranged in a difficult way
  12. 19. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  13. 20. to bring something new into being
  14. 21. 365 days
  15. 23. an area that is basically a village but bigger
  16. 24. one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  17. 25. siltfine particles of rock