Across
- 2. a person who studies stars, planets, and the moon
- 3. a district within a larger country or empire
- 6. an independent nation made up of a city and land around it
- 7. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
- 8. a belief in more than god
- 9. a pyramid shaped tower with a temple at the top
- 10. small particles of fertile soil
- 11. a person who copies or writes out documents often a record keeper
Down
- 1. a way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
- 4. a Sumerian writing system that used wedge shaped marks made in soft clay
- 5. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign to surrender
- 6. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
- 7. a group of many different lands under one ruler
- 11. an amount that is left over after a need has been met