J Griffin Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle

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