(The First Empires) Unit 2: Lesson 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. strong rulers conquered regions to form these; a state containing several countries or territories
  2. 6. the worlds first empire
  3. 9. a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire which contained around 300 laws
  4. 11. Akkadians began to trade with people as far away as the Indus valley in modern day__________.
  5. 12. even though the laws made peoples lives better there still were a lot of _______ people
  6. 13. One of the many groups that invaded Sumer from Northern Mesopotamia
  7. 14. an idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
Down
  1. 1. akkadian man who became king of the sumerian city-state of Kish chose his daughter to be a high priestess in the city-state of Ur
  2. 3. excellent military leader and skilled ruler who controlled the Babylonian empire
  3. 4. the Akkadians and Sumerians had similar ________ practices
  4. 5. the idea that all members of a society must obey the law
  5. 7. a small unimportant city on the Euphrates river that later became an empire
  6. 8. after Sargons death the Akkadian empire was invaded by warriors from the ________mountains.
  7. 10. an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal