Across
- 2. an expert who studies and records the past
- 4. the arc shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
- 9. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- 12. an object made or used by people in the past
- 13. a way to water plants / farmland using a water source and ditches
- 14. old stone age
- 15. a small particle of soil or quartz that is left behind in water
- 18. something that can be used to fill a need
- 19. a group of people living in the same area who had their own ruler and farm lands within its borders
- 20. a river that which borders Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent
Down
- 1. new stone age
- 3. a river in Asia that runs through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
- 5. a society with developed arts, sciences, government and social structures
- 6. the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- 7. someone who studies humans by studying the things they left behind (like trash)
- 8. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- 10. prevents flooding
- 11. growing crops and raising animals
- 16. an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
- 17. one who moves from place to place with no home