Across
- 2. land that works well for farming
- 3. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
- 7. a belief in more than one god (belief in multiple gods)
- 11. a system that supplies dry land with water thorough ditches, pipes or streams
- 13. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels and goods for trading
- 14. an amount that is left over after need has been met
- 15. a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
- 16. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory; a city that is like its own country (no hyphen)
Down
- 1. A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- 4. A set of official laws
- 5. the Euphrates and ___________ rivers make up the region of Mesopotamia
- 6. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
- 8. the continent that Mesopotamia is on
- 9. the leader of the Akkadians
- 10. the leader of the Babylonians
- 12. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record-keeper
- 17. fine particles of fertile soil