Mesopotamia
Across
- 1. The first powerful city-state in Mesopotamia.
- 5. A person in the ancient world could become a slave by going into debt or being ___________ as a prisoner of war.
- 6. (two words/no spaces) When a society grows/has extra food it is called this.
- 7. Men became concerned about women committing adultery because they wanted to make sure that only their own _______________ inherited their money and property.
- 9. A pyramid-shaped building that was the location where the ruler lived, where the government worked, where people worshipped, and where extra food was stored.
Down
- 2. The major trade city protected by the Hittite Empire who traded with Egypt, Crete, Mesopotamia, and the Hittites.
- 3. The famous Assyrian king who created the first organized library.
- 4. Hammurabi created a law code to set up rules for this empire.
- 8. A royal Babylonian woman who exchanged letters with her family and tells us about daily life.