The Sumerians Vocabulary
Across
- 5. moving or lying in the same direction and at the same distance apart
- 8. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
- 9. a particular area which someone concentrates and is an expert in
- 11. a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
- 12. fine particles of fertile soil
- 14. to be made up of
- 15. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
Down
- 1. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes and streams
- 2. land capable of producing abundant crops
- 3. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
- 4. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked on above the according to status or authority
- 6. a system of writing developed by the Sumerarians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
- 7. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
- 10. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
- 13. an amount that is left over after a need has been met