Unit 3 Test Review

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Across
  1. 3. Empire ruled by Cyrus the Great
  2. 5. Unpredictable events that made farming difficult in ancient Mesopotamia
  3. 7. System of controlling and directing water to crops
  4. 10. A large territory ruled by one leader or government
  5. 12. People ruled by Hammurabi and later by Nebuchadnezzar
  6. 13. Babylonian king famous for creating a written code of laws
  7. 16. Early leader of the Hebrew/Jewish people important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  8. 19. Extra food produced beyond what people immediately need
  9. 21. Akkadian ruler who created the world's first empire
  10. 23. Social group that included enslaved people, criminals, and servants
  11. 24. Large Mesopotamian temple built to honor the gods
  12. 26. City that became the capital of Hammurabi's empire
  13. 28. Social group that included kings, priests, and warriors
  14. 29. Early Mesopotamian civilization known for achievements such as the wheel and cuneiform
  15. 30. Person trained to read and write cuneiform
  16. 32. People led by Sargon who conquered the Sumerian city-states
  17. 33. Famous Babylonian achievement showing people changing their environment to fit their needs
  18. 34. System Hammurabi's Code demonstrated could help organize a civilization
Down
  1. 1. Sumerian invention that improved transportation and other technology
  2. 2. Chaldean king who rebelled against the Assyrians
  3. 4. Persian king who allowed many conquered peoples to keep their religions and customs
  4. 6. Capital of the Assyrian Empire and location of its famous library
  5. 8. Farming practice made difficult in Mesopotamia by unpredictable flooding
  6. 9. System of writing developed by the Sumerians
  7. 11. Belief in more than one god
  8. 14. Social group that included farmers, merchants, and artisans
  9. 15. Neo-Babylonian ruler who rebuilt Babylon and is associated with the Hanging Gardens
  10. 16. Channel used by the Assyrians to carry water over distances
  11. 17. A city that governs itself and the surrounding territory
  12. 18. Mesopotamian people known for a powerful military, iron weapons, and siege warfare
  13. 20. Type of warfare in which an army surrounds and repeatedly attacks a city
  14. 22. Person whose occupation involved buying, selling, or trading goods
  15. 25. Assyrian king associated with a great library at Nineveh
  16. 27. Skilled worker who made goods such as pottery, tools, or cloth
  17. 31. Organized collection of laws associated with Hammurabi