Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a king of Kish who built Akkad into a military power; known for being one of the first military leaders to have soldiers use bows and arrows
  2. 7. a person who performs religious ceremonies
  3. 8. the world’s first system of writing with the use of a stylus, a sharp tool used to carve symbols on clay tablets
  4. 10. a set of 282 laws made by a strong military leader and ruler that had to do with most of everyday life
  5. 11. the belief in more than one god
  6. 12. the division of society by different levels or class
  7. 16. a ruler of an empire
  8. 17. man-made waterways that help bring water in the process of irrigation
  9. 18. a set of letters that can be combined to create words and sentences
  10. 20. a city with its surrounding countryside areas
  11. 21. a way of supplying water to crops and fields
Down
  1. 1. countryside areas
  2. 2. writer
  3. 3. a combination of soil and tiny rocks, brought to the Fertile Crescent by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  4. 4. land with different people and territories under a single ruler
  5. 5. a crescent-shaped area of land with rich farming soil, located between the Asia Minor and Persian Gulf
  6. 6. a pyramid-shaped temple tower
  7. 9. of labor the assignment of particular jobs or tasks for each worker
  8. 11. picture symbols
  9. 12. extra; more than what's needed
  10. 13. a wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in battles
  11. 14. the science of building
  12. 15. city areas
  13. 19. a long poem that tells a story of heroes and legendary figures