Across
- 1. This allows ships to travel more quickly
- 4. What belongs to you
- 8. People were often taken from their homes in an unkind act
- 9. This group traveled as traders in the western edge of the Fertile Crescent
- 10. Something that is passed down as part of a culture
- 13. Mesopotamia was located in an area with soil that was good for farming
- 15. This part of Asia is the location of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
- 16. A mound of dirt
- 17. This man is most well known for his collection of laws
- 19. The name of a shape
- 22. To contemplate; or think about
- 25. This man united all of Mesopotamia
- 26. Sumerians used this to build things
Down
- 1. This is a key difference between Egyptian pharaohs and Sumerian kings
- 2. Sumerians believed this was important for making the gods happy
- 3. This river, along with the Tigris River, form the valley called Mesopotamia
- 4. Anyone who broke a law knew this
- 5. The basis for our own writing
- 6. Sumerians used this to keep their history
- 7. In 600 B.C., many people did this when the Assyrian Empire collapsed
- 11. The wheel and the cart are examples of this
- 12. Something that each person has
- 14. A capital located in Mesopotamia
- 15. To be all around
- 18. Goods that were traded and names of cities are examples of this
- 20. Around 5000 B.C., settlers began building cities in this area.
- 21. To make
- 23. Assyrians did this with their empire
- 24. A way to control flooding water