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