Mesopotamia

3. an area along a river that forms from soil that is deposited when the river overflows its banks
7. a strong metal made from copper and tin that was used for making tools
9. Crescent a crescent-shaped region with fertile soil in the Middle East
11. a person trained to be able to write
13. the oldest known ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia
16. the "land between two rivers"
17. a long period of dry weather
18. a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
19. of labor when each member of a society does a specific job
21. a system of writing developed in ancient Sumer that used wedge-shaped symbols
22. of Hammurabi the world's first system of laws, recorded by Hammurabi, King of Babylonian, around 1780 B.C.
23. a large temple built by the ancient Sumerians to honor their gods and goddesses
24. the Babylonian ruler from about 1800-1750 B.C

1. of Law a written set of laws for everyone to obey
2. a human-made waterway
3. a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation
4. and Euphrates Rivers rivers that flow mainly through the Fertile Crescent where the world's first farming civilization developed
5. a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
6. the use of laws to treat people fairly and in a way that is morally right
8. different groups of people living in one large area of land under one ruler
10. the "king" in a Sumerian city-state
12. the process of making sure crops have the water they need to grow
14. believing in only one god
15. good for farming; rich with nutrients
20. believing in more than one god
21. a self-governing city and the lands surrounding it