C. Graichen Mesopotamia Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. small particles of fertile soil
  2. 5. a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top
  3. 6. an amount that is left over after a need has been met
  4. 8. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
  5. 9. a district within a larger country or empire
  6. 11. an independent nation made up of a city and the land around it
  7. 13. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
Down
  1. 1. a Sumerian writing system that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
  2. 2. a person who studies stars, planets, and the moon
  3. 3. a way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
  4. 7. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
  5. 9. a belief in more than one god
  6. 10. a group of many different lands under one ruler
  7. 12. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender