Across
- 3. the belief in many gods 36
- 6. most important structure in a Sumerian city 36
- 8. long periods without rain 26
- 10. professional record keepers 39
- 12. the first civilization 33
- 15. one of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia 29
- 16. advanced form of culture 32
- 18. Sumerians invented the ___ to transport goods 38
- 20. land between the rivers 27
Down
- 1. ___ classes developed with the king and priests at the top 37
- 2. means more than they needed for themselves 31
- 4. people came to the temple to pay ___ for their services 36
- 5. the Mesopotamians use reeds and ___ to build homes 30
- 7. canals to carry water to fields 29
- 9. metal alloy used by Sumerians for tools and weapons 34
- 11. ___ was the first form of writing in world history 39
- 13. fine, fertile soil carried by rivers 26
- 14. Sumerians developed ___ to keep records 38
- 17. hot dry climate 26
- 19. Sumerians invented the ___ to break up the soil for planting 38
