Sumerians & Hammurabi Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The river that is on northeastern side of the Fertile Crescent.
  2. 4. Title held by Sumerian city-state rulers.
  3. 6. City-state known for the epic hero Gilgamesh.
  4. 8. The mountains to the northeast of the Fertile Crescent.
  5. 10. Ancient Sumerian city believed to be one of the first.
  6. 11. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates river, home to early civilizations.
  7. 12. Ancient civilization often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization."
  8. 13. First form of writing developed by the Sumerians.
  9. 14. Sumerians recorded transactions on this material.
  10. 17. The river along which the ancient civilization of Babylon was located.
  11. 19. Hammurabi's father, a former king of Babylon.
  12. 20. Ancient Mesopotamian civilization that succeeded the Sumerians.
Down
  1. 1. Central temple structure in Sumerian cities.
  2. 3. Sumerian farming innovation for controlling water.
  3. 5. The powerful kingdom that Hammurabi defeated to expand his empire.
  4. 7. The first written legal codes.
  5. 9. A type of government created by the Sumerians, managing operations and laws.
  6. 15. Sumerian invention that facilitated transport.
  7. 16. The desert to the Southwest of the Fertile Crescent.
  8. 18. The gulf at the Southeast end of the Fertile Crescent.