Unit 4 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. an uneven repetition of sounds and words
  2. 4. a group of letters that stand for sounds
  3. 6. to catch or accuse
  4. 10. a writing system developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks
  5. 12. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
  6. 14. Empire that ruled brutally by displacing people and demanding tribute from conquered lands
  7. 15. Area of the Fertile Crescent that touches the Mediterranean Sea
  8. 17. city that is independent and has its own government
  9. 24. A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
  10. 25. a society dominated by men
  11. 26. a group of many different lands under one ruler
  12. 27. a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
Down
  1. 1. extra supply
  2. 3. King of the Neo-Babylonians; Known for great building projects
  3. 5. chopped or cut
  4. 7. a broad geographic area with a common feature
  5. 8. King of Babylon; known for his set of rules
  6. 9. a forced payment made to a ruler (as a sign of submission)
  7. 10. made up of
  8. 11. to remove
  9. 13. King of Assyria; known for building a library in Nineveh
  10. 16. literally means "land between two rivers"
  11. 18. First Emperor of Akkad; United the Sumerian city-states
  12. 19. to trade
  13. 20. the tigris and Euphrates rivers run _____ to each other
  14. 21. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
  15. 22. a belief in more than one god
  16. 23. an official record keeper