Babylonia

2. A professional writer or record-keeper trained to read and write cuneiform.
4. A massive, stepped pyramid-shaped temple built to honor the gods in ancient Mesopotamian cities.
6. River One of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia, flowing south through modern-day Iraq.
8. Code – A strict collection of laws designed to regulate daily life, commerce, and punishments in Babylon.
9. Crescent A rich, crescent-shaped area in the Middle East with fertile soil where early civilizations began.
10. Hierarchy – The division of society into distinct classes or ranks (such as kings, priests, artisans, and slaves).
12. A sharpened reed used by ancient writers to press wedge-shaped cuneiform symbols into clay.
13. of Akkad – The ruler who conquered Sumerian city-states and created the world's first empire.
14. – The Babylonian king famous for creating an early, comprehensive written set of 282 laws.
15. Fine, fertile soil and tiny rocks deposited by river flooding that made farming possible.

1. The historical region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, whose name means "land between the rivers".
3. A system of canals or ditches used to bring water from rivers to farm fields.
5. An ancient wedge-shaped writing system developed by the Sumerians on clay tablets.
7. An amount of food or goods produced that is more than what is needed for basic survival.. City-State – An independent political unit consisting of a central city and the surrounding farmlands.
11. River The second major river in Mesopotamia, running parallel to and west of the Tigris.
13. An ancient region in southern Mesopotamia considered one of the world's first civilizations.