Mesopotamian Civilization

3. it was first used for making pottery before it was used for carts
6. large temples found in many Sumerian cities
8. another one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia
12. type of monumental building (construction) needed for large scale farming in Mesopotamia
13. rare and valuable bright blue mineral
15. a person capable of reading and writing
16. one of the leading cities of Sumer, home to Hammurabi

1. Hammurabi's Code is the most famous example of this from Mesopotamia
2. a name for the region where the first civilization rose
4. metal made from copper and tin
5. where archeologists and historians find some of their most useful artifacts
7. one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia
9. ancient Sumerian city where many artifacts have been discovered
10. revolution that brought agriculture and conditions making civilization possible
11. wedge shaped symbols that made up Mesopotamian writing
14. body of water in which the Tigris and Euphrates empty