Mesopotamia Economics and Society

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Across
  1. 2. The groups at the bottom of the social hierarchy had the __ power.
  2. 7. Division of Labor means an arrangement in which workers ____ in a particular task
  3. 9. ___generally had more power and more educational opportunities than women.
  4. 10. ____led to increased communication among the peoples.
  5. 12. The people of Mesopotamia were often organized into a social ____.
  6. 13. The Phoenicians most famous product was clothing dyed in __.
Down
  1. 1. Darius I created a standard currency, or type of ___.
  2. 3. Irrigation improved farming conditions and resulted in a ___ of food, more than needed.
  3. 4. ___became skilled sailors and shipbuilders.
  4. 5. Merchants used the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers and other bodies of water as trade ____ between locations.
  5. 6. The Mesopotamian economy was originally centered around agriculture, as many people were __.
  6. 8. The groups at the top of the hierarchy had the most ___, status, and wealth.
  7. 10. There were few resources in Mesopotamia, so people would ___ their surplus of grain for items they needed.
  8. 11. Money did not exist right away, so they used a ___system in which they directly traded items.