Lesson 4: The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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Across
  1. 5. to build (usually some kind of structure, such as a house)
  2. 6. an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
  3. 8. the other of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  4. 9. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  5. 11. a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Down
  1. 1. a means of supplying land with water
  2. 2. to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs
  3. 3. one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  4. 4. fine particles of rock
  5. 6. arranged in a difficult way
  6. 7. a strong disagreement
  7. 10. an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared