Social Studies Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion
  2. 7. famous gardens built by King Nebuchadnezzar to honor his queen, considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
  3. 8. system of organizing society into group and rank order of importance to society, often pyramid shape
  4. 10. thought to be first civilization in human history dating back to 3500 bce southern Mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced
  5. 12. society or family based around males
Down
  1. 1. religious leaders, often held to high position in social hierarchy
  2. 3. believed to be worlds oldest story dates back to at least 2100 bce
  3. 4. most well known Mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 bce, dominated region until Persians took over in 529 bce
  4. 5. worlds oldest complete code of law, created around 1800 bce
  5. 6. powerful group of central Mesopotamia from about 2350 to 2050 bce highlighted by rise of Sargon the Great
  6. 9. one of the earliest forms of hand writing created by humans
  7. 11. most famous city-state in Mesopotamia