Across
- 4. nickname of Mesopotamia
- 6. first set of written laws
- 8. name of writing used in Mesopotamia
- 10. name of writing used in ancient Egypt
- 11. first group of people to settle Mesopotamia
- 13. people in Mesopotamia settled between the Euphrates and Tigris _________
Down
- 1. what a city-state in Mesopotamia was surrounded by
- 2. name of river that the ancient Egyptians settled by
- 3. tension over this resource led to many wars in Mesopotamia
- 5. many Sumerians were able to leave this to pursue other professions
- 7. this sophisticated society replaced the Sumerians
- 9. located in Iraq/Iran
- 12. after Upper Egypt won the war, he became the first pharaoh of Egypt
- 14. located in northeastern Africa