Pre Test Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 3. The first written story centers on this character.
  2. 6. One of the groups of people who helped create the first civilization. They were originally from the Arabian peninsula.
  3. 8. The first city-state to become a civilization.
  4. 9. This leader established history's first empire.
  5. 11. The shape of cuneiform marks.
  6. 14. The area between two rivers where the first civilizations started.
  7. 15. One of the two rivers that supported the first civilizations with water and resources for life.
Down
  1. 1. This is formed when two or more base metals are combined.
  2. 2. This leader established history's first written legal code.
  3. 4. The first number system was based on this number.
  4. 5. The amount of factors needed to be considered civilized.
  5. 7. A school established to teach writing and reading cuneiform.
  6. 10. The archaeologist credited with translating cuneiform.
  7. 12. An area with enough arable land and water to support civilized life. It covered the areas of Israel, Syria and Iraq today.
  8. 13. The writing surface used for cuneiform.