Mesopotamia Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. A Mesopotamian writing system.
  2. 4. Group of territories or cultures controlled by one ruler.
  3. 9. A mix of rock and fertile soil deposited by rivers.
  4. 10. A sacred building used for religious purposes.
  5. 11. An excess amount of food that can lead to expanding population.
  6. 13. A Babylonian king who made the code of laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
  7. 14. When different cultures exchange ideas and learn new things to take back to their homes.
  8. 17. A person who studies the lives and cultures of ancient people.
  9. 18. A fertile place in the desert that plants and water.
  10. 19. A person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper.
  11. 20. A rectangular pyramid with terraces. Used for religious purposes or as a government building.
  12. 21. an arc of fertile land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean.
  13. 22. Sumerian King of the city-state Uruk.
  14. 23. to move around without a permanent home.
  15. 24. To trade one idem for another.
Down
  1. 1. supplying water to plants to aid farming.
  2. 3. Capable of reproducing.
  3. 5. Set of rules or laws.
  4. 6. A religion that believes in many gods.
  5. 7. A river in Mesopotamia.
  6. 8. An object which has been made or modified by man.
  7. 12. a severe shortage of food leading to starvation or death.
  8. 15. People being able to settle down and work on different "special" jobs.
  9. 16. A river in Mesopotamia.
  10. 19. First civilization in Mesopotamia.