Across
- 4. An area in the Middle and Near East centered around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- 6. a river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River.
- 8. decorative gardens planted on the terraces of the ziggurats of ancient Babylon.
- 9. a river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Tigris River.
Down
- 1. A poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature.
- 2. relating to the writing system used in parts of the ancient Middle East, which consisted of wedge-shaped characters.
- 3. an independent state made up of a city and the land around it.
- 5. king of ancient Babylonia from 1792 to 1750 BCE. He was famous for his "code" of strict laws.
- 7. a pyramidal tower in ancient Mesopotamia.