Empires of Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 6. An Eye for an Eye
  2. 12. Sumerians Invented the arch and dome
  3. 13. Story about a legendary king looking for the secrets of immortality
  4. 14. first to use battering rams and movable towers
  5. 16. Built his empire through military tactics
  6. 17. Most famous Neo-Babylonian Empire
  7. 18. used to commemorate people or events often displayed in the palace (military victories, hunting, etc.)
Down
  1. 1. Tigris and ____ rivers flowed through the fertile crescent
  2. 2. large territory where groups of people are ruled by a single ruler or government
  3. 3. Land between two rivers
  4. 4. Sumerians Invented the _____ for transport
  5. 5. also very skilled in mathematics and and Astronomy Created the first sundial 60 minute hour and 7 day week
  6. 7. 2300 BCE conquer Sumer
  7. 8. belief in multiple gods
  8. 9. ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792 – 1750 BC
  9. 10. Most prominent Building in the city state and dedicated to chief god/goddess of the city
  10. 11. Used to reroute water for farms
  11. 15. First form of writing
  12. 16. Flourished between 3500-2300 BCE