Unit 2 Vocab: Ancient Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 4. a society or family that is based around the males
  2. 7. believed to be the worlds oldest story
  3. 8. a powerful group of central Mesopotamians
  4. 10. a workers in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand
  5. 11. a method in which water is supplied to plants
  6. 12. a powerful group of northern Mesopotamians
  7. 14. a person who had the ability to write in ancient times
  8. 15. metal tool used to carve open the ground for planting
  9. 18. also called the Cradle of Civilization modern day Iraq
  10. 20. one of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind
Down
  1. 1. two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria
  2. 2. a Mesopotamian religious temple usually the most important building in the city-state
  3. 3. the most well known Mesopotamian group
  4. 5. thought to be the first civilization in human history
  5. 6. the worlds oldest complete code of laws
  6. 9. a small independent city
  7. 13. the belief in multiple Gods and Goddesses
  8. 16. a business person who trades things made by other people
  9. 17. area where civilization first developed
  10. 19. a manmade earthen wall designed to keep a river within its bank