Mesopotamia
Across
- 5. A river that provided fertile land in Mesopotamia that is aprox. 1,150 miles long.
- 7. A government system with a single ruling king or royal family in charge.
- 9. A person whose job consists of writing down important information or records for a society.
- 10. A worker who creates items by hand through crafting
- 12. The land between two rivers where people first lived and farmed in settlements during ancient times.
- 15. A river that provided fertile land in Mesopotamia, it is 1,740 miles long.
- 16. Religions that believe in worshiping multiple gods.
- 17. Land or soil that is moist and nutrient rich enough to support a large growth of many crops.
- 19. The study of analyzing objects from the past which hold historical value
- 20. A city that is run by its own independent government
- 21. Religions that believe in worshiping one single god
- 22. water from glaciers and mountains that runs onto fertile plains using gravity.
- 23. The time after the stone age when tools and weapons were made of Bronze metal
- 24. The science of processing raw metal ore to create metals that can be used to make tools or weapons.
Down
- 1. A tool invented to loosen soil quickly which allowed farmers to easily grow a surplus of food
- 2. An ancient Mesopotamian religious temple with a pyramid structure
- 3. The bringing of water to crops by human invention using channels or simple machines.
- 4. A geographic region or biome with very dry conditions and little to no water.
- 6. Structure The ranking of social groups in society such as low, mid and high class- based on job and money.
- 8. The earliest form of writing used in Mesopotamia
- 11. An area of fertile land near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the middle east, where civilization first began.
- 13. The first group of people to settle in Mesopotamia to make their own culture and large civilization.
- 14. A plant grown as food such as grain, vegetables or fruits.
- 18. A place where people have created a permanent community.