Across
- 3. Babylonian king who conquered cities to the north and the south and created the Babylonian Empire. He is best known for his law code (collection of laws).
- 6. System of principles or rules
- 10. ambitious leader who ruled the people of Akkad.
- 11. Groups of traveling merchants and animals.
Down
- 1. Payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection.
- 2. A group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government.
- 4. People who study stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies.
- 5. Broad geographical area
- 7. Political districts
- 8. the world’s largest and richest cities, on the banks of the Euphrates River
- 9. An army