Across
- 2. The first system of writing, done by poking wedge-shaped symbols into clay tablets
- 4. More food than you need
- 6. A Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic poem
- 9. A pyramid shaped temple tower at the center of most Sumerian cities.
- 10. The land between two rivers
- 11. Babylonian King famous for his legal code
- 12. A famous Phoenician colony in North Africa
- 13. (Two words) What Tyrian Purple dye was made from.
- 15. One of the rivers which flowed through Mesopotamia
- 17. The city from which the Assyrians ruled their empire.
- 18. One of the rivers which flowed through Mesopotamia
- 19. The capital of the Akkadians
Down
- 1. The most famous Chaldean king
- 3. A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used by the Hittites.
- 5. An important Sumerian city, particularly powerful for a brief period after the death of Sargon
- 7. Man made waterways used for irrigation
- 8. The Continent where Mesopotamia is located
- 14. The ancient land where the modern day country of Lebanon is now located.
- 16. An important Akkadian King
