Chapter 4

4. A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
6. A person who copies or writes out documents, often a record keeper
8. A sytem of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made of soft clay
10. A skilled worker
12. A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
16. A city that governs itself and it's surrounding territory
18. means land between the two rivers
20. A large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler
21. A river in Mesopotamia
24. The king of Sumer and Akkad

1. An amount that is left over after a need has been met
2. King Nebuchadnezzar made this the largest and richest city in the world
3. Conquered the Amorites and created a law code
5. A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
7. A belief in more than one god
9. A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
11. A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams
13. Built their first cities in Southwest Asia
14. A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
15. A person who studies stars and planets
17. A building used to worship a god or gods
19. A set of official laws
22. A river in Mesopotamia
23. Fine particles of fertile soil