Mesopotamia

2. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
3. a belief in more than one god
6. a person who studies planets and stars
7. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
9. a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
12. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territories
14. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper

1. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
4. is an amount that is left over after a need has been met
5. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
8. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made in soft clay
10. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
11. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
13. fine particles of fertile soil