Mesopotamia Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 3. a Jewish religious leader, scholar and/or teacher
  2. 5. the Jewish place of worship
  3. 7. settlements that independently govern themselves and the surrounding area
  4. 9. a belief in many gods/goddesses
  5. 10. a contained path for transporting water in order to irrigate agricultural land
  6. 15. groups of people who make homes in a new land but who are ruled by the nation from which they came
  7. 16. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
  8. 18. the area created when one nation or group takes control of others
  9. 19. a Mesopotamian temple in the form of a step pyramid
  10. 20. the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization
  11. 21. a god or goddess
Down
  1. 1. a metal made from copper and tin but is harder than either of these soft metals
  2. 2. a freestanding carved stone monument
  3. 4. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (in Greek, means between the rivers)
  4. 6. The region of the Middle East and NE Africa containing rich soil which allowed for farming and the development of the earliest civilizations; known as the Cradle of Civilization
  5. 8. an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river
  6. 10. wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
  7. 11. belief in only one god
  8. 12. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth
  9. 13. a model for future actions or laws
  10. 14. soldiers who fight on horseback
  11. 17. political divisions within a nation