Government in Ancient Mesopotamia

3. Mesopotamia was a region composing of modern day Iraq, Kuwait, and parts of ____.
5. The King was considered to be a ____ figure chosen by the gods to rule over the people.
6. The legal system was based on a system of laws known as the Code of _____.
9. The main form of government in ancient Mesopotamia was a ____.
10. The chief of the _____, who oversaw the collection of and distribution of taxes.
12. The legal system was fairly _____ for its time.
13. Ancient Mesopotamia was a highly decentralized Society with a number of city-_____ that had their own governments.
15. The chief _____, who was the king's right-hand man.
16. The chief _____, who oversaw the legal system and dispensed justice.

1. In addition to these officials the King was also supported by _____ Nobles.
2. These civilizations flourished in the fertile valleys of the ____ and Euphrates rivers.
4. Mesopotamia was not a _____, the people had absolutely no say in how they were governed.
7. The accounts on nobles was made up of wealthy landowners, _____, and other influential figures in the Kingdom.
8. The code was a set of 282 laws that governed everything from _____ rights and contracts to criminal offenses and punishments.
9. The King was the head of the government, the ____, and the Judiciary.
11. The chief's _____, who was responsible for keeping records and writing decrees.
12. It was home to some of the world's first civilizations such as the Sumerians, _____, and Babylonians.
14. The code was considered to be a fair and just ____ system.