Across
- 1. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
- 2. fine particles of fertile soil
- 7. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
- 8. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- 9. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
Down
- 1. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
- 3. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
- 4. a person who copies or writes out documents
- 5. a city that governs itself and its surrounding
- 6. a belief in more than one god