Mesopotamia Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 5. A person who copies or writes out records
  2. 6. The belief in many gods and goddesses
  3. 9. A system of rules that regulates the actions of individuals that can be enforced by penalties and punishments
  4. 10. An extra amount of something
  5. 11. A large building with a temple at its peak. Means “to rise high.”
  6. 13. Person who studies and maps the planets and stars
Down
  1. 1. One of the world's first civilizations. Means “Land between two rivers.
  2. 2. Poem A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero from the past
  3. 3. A worker in a skilled trade or job. Especially one that involves making things by hand
  4. 4. A self-governing city that controls surrounding territory and is not part of a larger government
  5. 5. Small particles of soil
  6. 7. Many lands governed by one ruler
  7. 8. Ancient Sumerian writing. Contains about 1,200 wedge shaped marks
  8. 12. A system to supply water to dry land. Often uses ditches, levies, pipes, or streams