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