Four Empires of Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 2. The Akkadian Empire borrowed most of Sumer's _______
  2. 6. This is the part of the world where all of these empires were based
  3. 7. Many of them were taken away as captives by the Neo-Babylonian Empire
  4. 9. The Neo-Babylonian empire conquered much of modern-day Syria and ______
  5. 13. This empire built walls so thick two chariots could pass side-by-side atop them
  6. 14. This civilization came before the four empires we studied and was the basis for the empires that followed
  7. 15. The Akkadian Empire carved these to commemorate important victories
  8. 16. The Neo-Babylonian Empire was conquered by the _________
  9. 19. The Neo-Babylonian Empire's astronomers created the world's first working ____ _____
  10. 20. This empire was founded by a man named Sargon the Conquerer
  11. 21. Cuneiform was Sumer's system of _______
Down
  1. 1. The Assyrian Empire used these to destroy city walls of their enemies
  2. 3. The Babylonian Empire is famous for their code of ____
  3. 4. The Akkadian Empire is considered the world's first ______
  4. 5. Trade flourished under this empire
  5. 8. The Sumerians wrote the Epic of _________, the world's first major work of fiction
  6. 10. The Assyrian Empire used weapons made of this
  7. 11. The Akkadian Empire armed its soldiers with shields and spears and taught them to fight in tight ____________
  8. 12. The Akkadian Empire destroyed these whenever they conquered a new city, to prevent rebellion
  9. 17. This empire was famous for its skill in warfare and advanced weapons
  10. 18. These four empires were made-up of conquered _____ _________