Mesopotamia Crossword

6. Mesopotamian civilization that took over the area after Sumer.
7. Earliest Mesopotamian civilization.
8. Official religion of Persia, polytheistic religion where good and evil determined the actions of the universe.
10. Area in Southwest Asia, where modern day Iraq is located.
11. When the Babylonians enslaved the Hebrews when they would not follow the Babylonian's polytheistic religion.
12. Civilization that took conquered Babylon and took over Mesopotamia.
15. How societies were broken up, with priests and rulers and the top, and slaves at the bottom.
16. Type of religion all Mesopotamian civilizations had, where there were lots of different gods.
17. Type of government Babylon and Persia had, involved a ruler making decisions for all cities.

1. First written law cade, made by a Babylonian King.
2. Imperial _____, where the Persian Empire was divided up into provinces and the Persian ruler assigned a governor to supervise each province.
3. Sumerian type of government, where cities were independent and self-governing.
4. Religious _____, where the Persian government let anyone worship any kind of religion, as long as they paid their taxes.
5. Spans across the Tigris River, Euphrates River, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Nile River.
8. Tiered pyramids that were used as religious temples and business offices.
9. Built by the Persian government to more make trade, communication, and moving soldiers easier.
13. _____ and Euphrates River, were the two rivers Mesopotamian civilizations grew up around.
14. Earliest written language. Shapes etched onto clay tablets.