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