Mesopotamia Crossword

2. Sumerian invention that improved farming
5. Sumerian invention that helped Mesopotamians travel faster and easier by land.
6. a belief in more than one god.
9. beautiful building with many levels of gardens that King Nebuchadnezzar built for his wife
11. the king of Babylon that created the first written law code
16. the first known writing system in the world.
18. a way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
19. a river that surrounded Mesopotamia (river to the southwest)
20. a city that controls itself and the farmland around it. It is not under a united country.
22. the part of Mesopotamia that became the first civilization in the world
24. the name of the empire of Hammurabi

1. belief in one god
3. the name of the empire of Sargon
4. the king of Akkad that created the first empire
7. Sumerian invention that helped Mesopotamians travel faster and easier by water.
8. manmade waterway/river
10. the nickname of the area where Mesopotamia was located. This nickname was based on their good farming soil and the shape of their land.
12. the basic principle of Hammurabi's law code
13. a river that surrounded Mesopotamia (river to the northeast)
14. a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top.
15. the modern day country that is located in the spot where Mesopotamia used to be.
17. prefix that means one
19. a group of many different lands under one ruler.
21. person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
23. prefix that means more than one