Across
- 2. belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion
- 7. famous gardens built by King Nebuchadnezzar to honor his queen, considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
- 8. system of organizing society into group and rank order of importance to society, often pyramid shape
- 10. thought to be first civilization in human history dating back to 3500 bce southern Mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced
- 12. society or family based around males
Down
- 1. religious leaders, often held to high position in social hierarchy
- 3. believed to be worlds oldest story dates back to at least 2100 bce
- 4. most well known Mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 bce, dominated region until Persians took over in 529 bce
- 5. worlds oldest complete code of law, created around 1800 bce
- 6. powerful group of central Mesopotamia from about 2350 to 2050 bce highlighted by rise of Sargon the Great
- 9. one of the earliest forms of hand writing created by humans
- 11. most famous city-state in Mesopotamia