Across
- 2. area that has its own government and includes the city and farmland around it
- 5. explained why events occurred in nature
- 7. the first empire created by Sargon the Great
- 9. made Mesopotamia suitable for agriculture
- 11. believing in or worshipping more than one god
- 12. allowed Mesopotamian civilization to grow
- 15. treated people differently based on social class, written down for all to see
- 17. sails, sailboats, wheel, wheeled vehicles
- 18. created to keep track of tax records
Down
- 1. invention of writing (cuneiform), ziggurats, Epic of Gilgamesh
- 3. river that runs along the eastern side of Mesopotamia
- 4. a system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops
- 6. oldest written epic
- 7. produced surplus food, specialized jobs, population growth, and the development of cities
- 8. fertile soil deposited by flooding rivers
- 10. River that runs along the western side of Mesopotamia
- 13. allowed for greater food production and the growth of cities
- 14. Mesopotamians believed they controlled nature and natural events such as rain and wind
- 16. created the first empire
- 19. area known for its shape and fertile soil