Fertile Crescent Vocabulary

4. The emperor of the Akkadians. Started the world's first empire.
5. Resources Tools you use to complete work
7. Code of Hammurabi 1st written laws from the Babylonian Empire. Known for inequalities to social classes and harsh punishments.
9. New inventions to help make life easier and increase productivity
11. Having more than needed of a resources or good
14. Ten Commandments The laws of the Hebrews (Israelites) believed to be given to Moses from God.
15. Crescent Fertile area of land in a Crescent Shape between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
20. Power A ruler has total control and can do anything he wants without consequence
21. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
25. People trained to do work, other than farming
26. Trading goods for goods
27. Fertile soil from the bottom of the river deposited on the top soil during a flood

1. An independent city that also controls surrounding farmland.
2. The belief in one god or goddess
3. Written language of the Sumerians, made up of pictographs
6. The Holy Book of the Jews, the Old Testament of the Bible
8. The belief in many gods/goddesses
10. A large area containing many cities, ruled by one person with absolute power
12. Region in south-eastern Mesopotamia closest to the Persian Gulf
13. An earthen all built next to a river to protect from flooding
16. (Hebrews) Montheistic, group of people that started the religion of Judaism (Jewish Religion)
17. Government There is no limit to the power of the government, the ruler can do anything he wants.
18. Resource Something useful from nature
19. Resource The work of humans, often explained by their job title
22. A specialized job, someone who writes for a living.
23. system A series of canals dug to bring water to the crops from the rivers
24. A Sumerian temple to worship the gods