Across
- 2. First empire to unite Mesopotamian cities
- 4. of Hammurabi Collection of 282 written laws
- 8. One of the world’s first major cities
- 11. Major river that supported Mesopotamian agriculture
- 12. Region between two rivers in modern Iraq
- 13. Educated writer who recorded laws and trade
- 17. Earliest known civilization in southern Mesopotamia
- 18. Wedge-shaped writing system on clay tablets
- 19. Belief in many gods
- 20. hierarchy System ranking people by status and power
Down
- 1. Babylonian king who created a written law code
- 3. crescent Arc-shaped region rich in soil and farming
- 5. Important city known for law and culture
- 6. River that provided water and trade routes
- 7. System of canals to water crops
- 9. Military empire in northern Mesopotamia
- 10. Large stepped temple dedicated to a god
- 14. Independent city with its own government
- 15. of Gilgamesh Long poem about a Sumerian king
- 16. Exchange of goods between regions