Mesopotamia Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. The protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest known literature.
  2. 4. A stepped pyramid-like structure used as a temple
  3. 5. An ancient Mesopotamian empire known for its military prowess and conquests.
  4. 8. A famous Babylonian king
  5. 11. One of the oldest Sumerian cities,
  6. 14. An independent city and its surrounding
  7. 15. Belief in and worship of multiple gods,
Down
  1. 1. The people of ancient Sumer, one of the earliest known civilizations in Mesopotamia.
  2. 3. The controlled distribution of water
  3. 6. The earliest known form of writing
  4. 7. A clay piece inscribed with cuneiform writing
  5. 9. An early Mesopotamian city-state and empire, founded by Sargon of Akkad.
  6. 10. The region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  7. 12. loose dirt deposited by rivers.
  8. 13. One of the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia