Mesopotamia

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  1. 4. Who invented the sundial?
  2. 6. Fine particles of fertile soil.
  3. 8. The __ used a place-value system based on 60.
  4. 10. Place where the first cities arose.
  5. 11. A writing system using wedge-shaped symbols on clay.
  6. 13. The empire created by Sargon.
  7. 15. A country based on one city and the farm lands around it.
  8. 17. The __ Empire is also sometimes known as the New Babylonian Empire.
  9. 20. An 'epic' king.
  10. 21. Political districts used by the Assyrians to rule a very large empire effectively.
  11. 23. Emperor of Babylon who created a code of laws.
  12. 25. A system of canals, dams, and levees for bringing water to crops.
  13. 27. The belief in many gods.
  14. 29. Extra of something.
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  1. 1. A word meaning the land between two rivers.
  2. 2. The Assyrians learned iron making from the ___.
  3. 3. A pyramid-shaped temple.
  4. 4. The Sumerians were the first to a mix of tin and copper called __.
  5. 5. Who built the hanging gardens around his palace to please his homesick wife?
  6. 7. Payment made as a sign as surrender.
  7. 9. ____ crescent.
  8. 12. Mesopotamia's first emperor.
  9. 14. An empire famous for conquering others using iron weapons and war chariots.
  10. 16. An ___ for an eye.
  11. 18. River that runs through Mesopotamia.
  12. 19. River that runs through Mesopotamia.
  13. 22. The Sumerians invented the wheel, wooden plow, potters wheel, and __.
  14. 24. Chief Babylonian god.
  15. 26. A long period without rain.
  16. 28. A person whose job it is to write things down.