Across
- 3. an interconnected system of channels or lines
- 5. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- 7. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- 9. a person who writes
- 10. a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground
- 13. someone who is trained in a particular career
- 15. a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- 17. a symbol that stands for an object
- 18. a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- 19. to bring something new into being
Down
- 1. a male monarch, a sovereign ruler of a nation
- 2. a craftsperson
- 4. a complex cultural system of beliefs, practices, ethics, and worldviews connecting humanity to the sacred, spiritual, or supernatural
- 6. a way of life that offers much more than what is necessary
- 8. a person who makes money by selling goods
- 9. the people of Sumer
- 11. the way a civilization is organized
- 12. a task or problem that tests a person’s abilities
- 14. the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- 16. an ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia