Across
- 5. Early Mesopotamian communities ruled by their own leaders
- 7. The first people to develop writing in Mesopotamia
- 9. The type of writing invented by the Sumerians
- 10. The other major river in Mesopotamia
- 11. The Persian policy of allowing conquered people to keep their customs
Down
- 1. One of two major rivers in Mesopotamia
- 2. The Persian king known for being fair and tolerant
- 3. A written system of laws (used by Hammurabi)
- 4. The Mesopotamian empire known for its powerful army and libraries
- 6. The famous Babylonian king who created a law code
- 8. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers