Mesopotamia

3. Is at the top of the Mesopotamian social classes.
4. What body of water would you travel through if you were trading from Mesopotamia to the Indus River Valley.
5. System of canals and ditches used to bring water to crops.
9. The empire responsible for the biggest contribution to the criminal justice system.
11. Impacts the amount of sunlight a region receives.
12. A large, pyramid-shaped temple.
13. Women in Mesopotamia ran the _____.
14. Fertile soil left behind after river flooding.
15. Fairness; treating people in a way that is right and equal.

1. Curved region of rich, fertile land where early civilizations first began.
2. Had harsh punishments for small offenses.
6. Ancient Sumerian writing made with wedge-shaped marks.
7. The first civilization in Mesopotamia - created the first system of writing.
8. Beliefs, customs, art, and way of life shared by a group of people.
9. An Mesopotamian civilization that became a powerful empire - was ruled by Hammurabi.
10. Plants grown on farms for food and resources.