Across
- 3. the belief in many gods
- 6. the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
- 8. group of traders traveling together
- 9. many territories and peoples controlled by one government
- 10. professional writer
- 11. an organized list of laws and rules
- 12. powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels
Down
- 1. a set of symbols that represents the sounds of the language
- 2. a region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
- 4. a traditional story that explains people’s beliefs
- 5. a city that is also a separate, independent state (country)
- 7. market selling different kinds of goods
- 8. groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent