Across
- 2. Man called by God to leave Ur; promised to be father of a great nation.
- 3. Temple tower with terraces, center of religion and culture in Sumerian cities.
- 5. The earliest known civilization, builders of ziggurats.
- 9. Civilization along the Nile that came into frequent conflict with the Hittites.
- 10. Great traders and sailors, known for purple dye and the alphabet.
- 12. The wedge-shaped form of writing developed by the Sumerians.
- 13. Ancient civilization that used iron weapons and horse-drawn chariots.
- 15. The major occupation of Sumerians, supported by canals and rivers.
- 16. The Amorite king remembered for his code of laws.
- 17. Babylonian Captivity lasted this many years.
- 18. Empire created by Sargon, stretching from the Persian Gulf to northern Mesopotamia.
Down
- 1. The “Old Babylonian Empire,” established by Amorites, centered at this city.
- 4. People who conquered the Amorites and later ruled Mesopotamia, known for cruelty.
- 6. “Fertile Crescent” civilization that fell to Amorite invaders around 2000 BC.
- 7. A Sumerian invention dividing a circle into 360 degrees.
- 8. The law code that placed higher value on property than on human life.
- 10. Term for belief in many gods.
- 11. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates, “land between the rivers.”
- 14. Powerful city in Phoenicia, besieged by Nebuchadnezzar and later Alexander.