Mesopotamia

3. the first great king because he united the city-states - He conquered all of Mesopotamia creating the world's first empire
9. A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
10. United city-states of Mesopotamia; the first empire in history; established by Sargon the Great
12. the creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization
13. He designed a legal code in early Babylon that gave punishment based on crime and social status. 252 laws based on "an eye for an eye".
14. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. Each has its own government and ruler.

1. A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets.
2. Belief in many gods
4. Belief in one God
5. very harsh people who exploited the use of iron weapons to build their Mesopotamian empire, which lasted less than 100 years. They had a king with absolute power
6. A group of people who conquered the Sumerians. They had a very famous king named Hammurabi. Hammurabi created nearly 300 laws known as Hammurabi's Code of Laws
7. Massive pyramid stepped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities
8. "land between the rivers"
11. a god; a divine being
15. government run by religious leaders