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  1. 3. Farming and growing crops for food
  2. 4. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  3. 8. Independent city with its own government and surrounding land
  4. 10. Supplying farmland with water using canals
  5. 11. Mesopotamian invention used for carts and transport
  6. 12. Belief in many gods
  7. 13. Group of traders traveling together for safety
  8. 15. Celebrations honoring gods and seasonal changes
  9. 20. Ancient region in southern Mesopotamia with early city-states
  10. 22. Religious leaders who communicated with the gods
  11. 24. To tame plants or animals for human use
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  1. 1. Rich in nutrients that help plants grow
  2. 2. Babylonian king who created a written code of laws
  3. 5. Protective barriers built around cities
  4. 6. Empire in southwest Asia with Babylon as its capital
  5. 7. Semicircle of fertile land from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
  6. 8. Organized system of laws
  7. 9. Large rectangular tiered temple made of mud bricks
  8. 14. Northern region between the Tigris River and Zagros Mountains
  9. 16. Wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia
  10. 17. Building used for religious worship
  11. 18. Many territories and peoples ruled by one government
  12. 19. Skilled worker who makes goods by hand
  13. 20. Person trained to read write and keep records
  14. 21. Famous Mesopotamian story about a legendary king
  15. 23. Group of people sharing similar social or economic status