Mesopotamia

3. terraced temple of ancient Mesopotamia
6. cradle of civilization
8. The first urban society and state-level polity to emerge in Mesopotamia
9. used for legal documents (like official stamps) (2 words)
11. was a male role
12. often had a cover or envelop to protect them in ancient times
15. Southern Mesopotamia: Akkad to the North and _________ to the South
16. Wrote "Murder in Mesopotamia" and other novels based on her experiences participating in archaeological excavations with her husband Max Mallowan (2 words)
17. ceremonial and religious center of the city of Ur
20. wrote the first Iraqi Antiquities Law (2 Words)
21. the arid area that is semi-circular in shape in Western Asia and North Africa (2 Words)

1. noted for his expansion of the Akkadian empire through military conquest
2. Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia
4. Mesopotamia meaning (3 words)
5. Southern sphere or Mesopotamia is called __________ and is known for agriculture
7. Mesopotamia wedge writing
10. the builder king
13. important river in Mesopotamia
14. a particularly important religious center dedicated to the city's patron god Enlil.
18. "Without specific and critical attention to ______________ we condemn ourselves to the writing of histories that are inaccurate or at best unpeopled" - Pollock
19. British curator who is obsessed with Mesopotamia and kind of looks like Dumbledore