Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. methodinwhichwaterissuppliedtoplantatregularintervalsforagriculture
  2. 7. personwhohastheabilitytowriteinacienttimes.oftenusedtokeeprecordsforgovernment
  3. 8. smallinpedendantcitythatoperateslikeatinycountrycontrolscityandandlandsurroundingwithowngovernment
  4. 10. believedtobetheworld'soldeststorythatdatesbacktoatleast2100BCE.storyisknowntohaveinfluencemanyBiblestories
  5. 11. societyorfamilythatisbasedaroundthemales
  6. 14. mostwellknownMesopotamiangrouprosetopoweraround1800BCEanddominatedregionuntilthePersianstookoverin529BCE
  7. 15. businesspersonwhotradesthingsmadebyotherpeople(artisans)inordertomakeaprofit
  8. 16. world'soldestcompletecodeoflaw.createdaround1800BCEinBabylon,thelawslistedcrimeandpunishments
  9. 17. oneoftheearliestformsofwritingdevelopedbymankind
  10. 19. beleifinmultiplegodsorgoddessesinreligion
Down
  1. 1. powerfulgroupofnorthernMesopotamiansfromabout2300BCEto1800BCE
  2. 2. workerinskilledtradethatinvolvesmakingthingsbyhand.thisisaspecializationoflaborwherepeoplefocusedonmakingthingstosupportsocieties
  3. 3. 2parallelriversinmodern-dayIraqandSyriawherecivilizationfirstdeveloped.the riversfloodedanuallyprovidingrichfarmlandforfarmerstouse
  4. 5. thoughttobethefirstcivilizationinhumanhistory,datingbackto3500BCE,thissouthernMesopotamiangroupdevelopedmanythingslatergroupsadvanced
  5. 6. alsoknownasthecradleofcivilization,areaofmoderndayIraq,Syria,andTurkeywherehumancivilizationdeveloped
  6. 9. "landbetweentherivers"ageneralnamesfortheareaandthepeoplewherecivilizationfirstdeveloped
  7. 12. powerfulgroupofcentralMesopotamiafromabout2350BCEto2050BCEhighlightedbytheriseofSargontheGreat
  8. 13. man-madearthenwalldesignedtokeepariverwithinitsbankortoseparatedifferentfarmlands
  9. 18. metaltoolthat'susedtocarveopentheground,likelydatesbacktoabout3200BCE.revolutionaryinventioninthedevelopmentoffarming