Across
- 5. The belief of multiple gods or goddesses in religion.
- 7. The transfer of the ownership of goods or services, from one person or entity to another, in exchange money, goods, or services. Similar to bartering.
- 8. A small independant city that operates like a tiny country. Controls city and lands surrounding with own government.
- 9. A religious temple. Multiple tiered building that were the biggest and most important building within a Mesopotamian city-state.
- 10. A man-made earthen wall designed to keep a river within its bank or to separate different farm fields.
- 13. Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around. They flood annually providing rich farmland for humans to use.
- 15. A business person who trades things made by other people (artisans) in order to make profit.
Down
- 1. Natural materials such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used by people for economic gain.
- 2. A tool used that is used by farming to carve open the ground and help farmers prepare it for planting.
- 3. The "land between the rivers" a general names for the area and the people where civilization developed.
- 4. A skilled worker who makes or fixes things by hand.
- 6. Also called the cradle of civilization, an area of modern day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey where human civilization developed.
- 11. A method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture.
- 12. Any person who has god-like powers. Also could be another name for a god.
- 14. A person who has the ability to write in ancient times. Often used to keep records for the government.