Across
- 2. a. Written laws that established the rules and punishments of the Babylonian empire
- 5. Persian religion that believed in Ahura Mazda
- 6. Mesopotamia is also known as this because of the rich soils from the rivers created fertile lands and the region looks like a crescent
- 10. Sumer had this and it meant that one ruler ruled over the small land that was the size of a city
- 11. A ruler of the Persian Empire
- 12. Israel split into two kingdoms and _______ were apart of the new Israel kingdom and _______ in the kingdom of Judah
- 14. Akkadian goddess of love and war
- 17. Mesopotamia is called this because it is the beginning of civilizations
- 19. Hammurabi's code states this
- 20. Ruler after David
- 22. The Assyrian Empire had these on their art and seen as their protectors
- 23. Nebuchadnezzar created one of the 7 Ancient Tribes of Israel known as the ________________.
Down
- 1. Neo-Babylonian Empire's first leader
- 3. Akkadia, Babylon, Assyria, and Neo-Babylon
- 4. The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
- 5. Temples in Mesopotamia where people worshiped their gods.
- 7. Established the first empire of Akkadia in known history
- 8. Mesopotamian religion
- 9. Mathematical system of Mesopotamia with a base of this number
- 13. Stargazing, astrology, and the celestial spirits was established during which empire?
- 15. Vital to Mesopotamians because this class helped with talking to the gods who controlled the rivers/weather
- 16. Historians used this story to help them understand the beliefs, values, and experiences of ancient Mesopotamian society
- 18. First king of Israel
- 21. The written form in Mesopotamia