Across
- 3. person whose job it was to read and write
- 5. a human-made object
- 7. the writing of Mesopotamia
- 10. one story that interests historians is about a __
- 12. the river in ancient China
- 15. a Mesopotamian temple or home for the deities
- 16. one of the rivers of Mesopotamia
- 17. nickname of Mesopotamia
- 18. to bring water from the river to the fields
- 19. one of the gods of Mesopotamia
- 21. the country the Tigris and Euphrates are in today
- 23. the river in ancient India
- 24. a people's unique way of life
- 25. a religion with one deity
- 27. to trade without using money
- 30. an epic story from Mesopotamia
Down
- 1. the river in ancient Egypt
- 2. one of the rivers in Mesopotamia
- 4. all the early civilizations had a system of ___
- 6. one advantage of living near a river
- 8. a friend of Gilgamesh
- 9. a religion with more than one deity
- 11. philosophy of Hammurabi's laws
- 13. a king known for his written laws
- 14. to keep animals in captivity
- 20. the direction the Tigris and Euphrates flow
- 22. a city in Mesopotamia
- 26. a government that involves religion
- 28. someone who makes things, like cloth or pottery
- 29. a word meaning god or goddess