Across
- 4. wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
- 5. a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- 8. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- 9. a craftsperson
- 10. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
Down
- 1. a person who writes
- 2. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
- 3. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 6. a means of supplying land with water
- 7. one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf