Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Sumerian wedge-shaped writing
  2. 5. (2 words, no spaces) Ranking of people in a society based on their level of wealth and power. Pyramid shaped
  3. 6. It means, "The land between two rivers"
  4. 8. cart pulled by horse- used in battle
Down
  1. 1. "Code of __________" (name); this is a set of laws created in the Babylonian Empire.
  2. 3. (2 words, no spaces) Good farming land in the Middle East where the first civilizations developed
  3. 4. (2 words, minus a hyphen) A city and the land around it which had its own government, leaders and patron deity.
  4. 5. He created the first Empire after conquering vast lands in Mesopotamia. One of the first rulers to have a standing army.
  5. 6. Ruler of a kingdom or empire.
  6. 7. extraction of ore and the process of creating metal and metal products