Across
- 1. A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
- 4. A district withing a larger country or empire
- 7. A Sumerian writing system that used wedge shaped marks made in soft clay
- 10. A belief in more than one god
- 11. an independent nation made up of a city and land around
- 12. A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
Down
- 2. A person who studies stars, planets, and the moon
- 3. A pyramid shaped tower with a temple on top
- 5. A long poem that tells the story of a hero
- 6. A person who copies or writes outs documents; often a record keeper
- 8. Small particle of fertile soil
- 9. A group of many different lands under one ruler