Mesopotamia

2. Someone who attempts to punish criminals without being legally given permission to do so.
5. A system of writing expressed by marks made in soft clay by the tip of a reed.
6. A long poem that tells the story of a heroic figure or historical event.
11. A society where most or all food is collected from wild plant and animal sources as they occur naturally
12. A large amount of something. More than you need.
13. The ability to read and write.
14. A carved stamp designed to be pressed into soft wax or mud, used as a signature.
16. Wandering from place to place continuously instead of living in one location.
17. To arrange a set of rules into a list.

1. A small, independent country made up of one city and the land surrounding it.
3. In art, a type of sculpture where a scene is carved into a wall or stone.
4. Massive temples built out of mud bricks by the ancient Mesopotamian cultures.
7. A system of moving water from a (river, lake) into farmland to grow crops.
8. In an economy, the process of people each practicing one skill rather than doing many different jobs.
9. Relating to cultivating land and farming.
10. A god, goddess, or other divine figure in a religion.
15. A special period of time in history marked by some significant event or change.