Mesopotamia

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Across
  1. 1. One of the two rivers that bordered Mesopotamia.
  2. 4. Babylonian king who created one of the first law codes.
  3. 8. Important farming tool invented by the Sumerians to help with agriculture.
  4. 10. Material used by Sumerians to make tablets for writing.
  5. 11. The world’s first system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
  6. 13. A self-governing city and the land around it.
  7. 14. The arc-shaped region of rich farmland where Mesopotamia was located.
  8. 16. A ruler who was both a religious and political leader.
Down
  1. 2. A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler.
  2. 3. A pyramid-shaped temple built to honor the gods.
  3. 5. A government ruled by a king or a queen.
  4. 6. A person trained to write and keep records.
  5. 7. A system used to bring water from the crops from rivers.
  6. 8. The belief in many gods.
  7. 9. Legendary Sumerian king featured in one of the world’s first epics.
  8. 12. Leader who united the Sumerian city-states into the Akkadian Empire.
  9. 15. Extra supply of food that allowed people to specialize in other jobs.
  10. 17. The First Civilization in Mesopotamia.