Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. to be made up of
  2. 4. fine particles of fertile soil
  3. 5. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
  4. 7. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
  5. 9. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
  6. 12. a person who studies planets and stars
  7. 13. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
  8. 14. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
  9. 17. a belief in more than one god
  10. 18. relating to soldiers, arms, or war
Down
  1. 1. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
  2. 3. a set of official laws
  3. 4. an amount that is left over after a need has been met
  4. 6. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
  5. 8. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
  6. 9. moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart
  7. 10. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
  8. 11. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
  9. 15. having many parts, details, or ideas
  10. 16. a geographic area