Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 1. - Ancient Babylonian king best known for his strict law code.
  2. 3. - A government/society dominated by men.
  3. 6. - a government by divine authority
  4. 7. - The basic form of Sumerian civilization, cities with individual independence.
  5. 9. - Tigres and Euphrates are ____ that ran parallel throughout Mesopotamia
  6. 11. Crescent - crescent-shaped region in the Middle East
  7. 12. - First system of writing created by the Sumerians.
  8. 14. - Temple often built atop a massive stepped tower, usually dedicated to gods for worship purposes.
Down
  1. 2. - The system of cultivating soil and growing crops.
  2. 4. of Gilgamesh - An epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia.
  3. 5. - Belief in many gods.
  4. 8. - a large political unit or state usually under the leadership of a single ruler.
  5. 10. - An amount of something leftover; excess of something.
  6. 13. - A society with a unique social, cultural, and political systems.