Mesopotamia Review Crossword

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