Across
- 3. long poem that tells the story of a hero
- 4. wars between Persia and Greek city-states
- 5. empire centered around city of Babylon
- 8. sea south of Europe and north of Africa
- 11. a city area with a dense population
- 14. ancient king of Babylon
- 17. fertile soil carried by a stream or river
- 19. a division of society by rank or class
- 20. a picture symbol
- 22. where each worker has a specialized job
- 26. 3rd Persian King of Kings, 522-486 BC
- 28. a person who performs religious ceremonies
- 30. where farming and civilization began
- 32. having more of something than you need
- 35. first ruler of the Akkadian Empire
- 36. mythical King of Uruk
- 37. an organized society in a specific area
- 38. founder of Achaemenid Empire,559-530 BC
- 39. a writer
- 41. 4th Persian King of Kings, 486-465 BC
- 42. a way of supplying water to an area of land
- 43. the science of building
Down
- 1. king of Babylon from 605-562 BC
- 2. an independently governed city
- 6. wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle
- 7. earliest known collection of written laws
- 9. ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love
- 10. a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer
- 12. group of ancient people from Middle-East
- 13. world's first system of writing, from Sumer
- 15. civilization in eastern Mediterranean
- 16. belief in multiple gods
- 18. special purple dye made by Phoenicians
- 21. a waterway made by humans
- 23. a countryside area away from cities
- 24. means "between the rivers"
- 25. first empire in Mesopotamia
- 27. ruler of a kingdom or empire
- 29. area in Middle-East, now mostly modern day Iran
- 31. a set of letters used to form words
- 33. world's first civilzation, in Mesopotamia
- 34. ancient Anatolian people,around 1600 BC
- 36. those who have the right to rule over others
- 40. unit of soldiers on horses