Across
- 6. Used for farming
- 8. Used as a basis for modern laws, created by the ruler of the Babylonians
- 9. "Land between two rivers"
- 11. First people to live in this region around 3000 B.C.
- 13. Mesopotamia was located between the _ and Euphrates river
- 14. Created the first postal service and the library of Nineveh
Down
- 1. Had a strong wall for protection, its own ruler, own god, and own laws
- 2. Tale of a king searching for eternal life
- 3. Earliest known form of writing
- 4. Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- 5. Dwelling places for the gods built by Sumerians and Assyrians
- 7. The belief stars can predict the future
- 10. Often rivers overflowed their banks and created this area
- 12. Believed in many gods and goddesses