Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Mural on a gate with lions, dragons, and bulls.
  2. 6. Famous code written in Akkadian.
  3. 7. Highest on the social structure.
  4. 9. Ruler of the largest empire the world has seen.
  5. 11. Group of people who invented purple dye.
Down
  1. 1. Protective statue of hybrid human head, bull body, and bird wings.
  2. 3. First major civilization in Mesopotamia.
  3. 4. Meaning "Between the rivers."
  4. 5. Ruler who dived his empire into 20 provinces.
  5. 8. Empire founded by Cyrus the Great.
  6. 9. Forms of stories written on a clay tablet.
  7. 10. Long poems that tell stories of heros.