Mesopotamia

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