Across
- 3. These are build up along the banks of a river to stop flooding.
- 4. By what geographic feature did all early civilizations begin.
- 6. What the Sumerians wrote on.
- 9. Bringing water to an area of crops.
- 11. A mixture of tiny rocks and good soil brought by flooding rivers.
- 13. The worship of more than one god.
- 14. Another name for a city area is...
- 16. This was the world's first civilization.
- 17. The world's first writing was called...
- 20. Another term for skilled craftsman like potters, masons, or carpenters.
- 21. What the Sumerians wrote with.
Down
- 1. The two rivers that create Mesopotamia.
- 2. The area known as the land between the rivers.
- 5. Babylonian leader who created the world's first written law code.
- 7. Akkadian leader who created the world's first Empire.
- 8. These were the settlements the Sumerians built.
- 10. A large area of rich farmland located between the Persian Gulf & Mediterranean Sea.
- 12. The United States main means of punishment that Hammurabi did not use.
- 15. Another name for a countryside area is...
- 18. What we call the area of the world today where the first civilization appeared.
- 19. The main systems serving a country, city, or area (roads, transportation, bridges, schools)
