Across
- 5. Rich soil that is good for growing plant life
- 8. A large territory under the control of a single ruler
- 10. A Sumerian King who had many tablets of stories written about him
- 12. A system used for watering crops
- 14. An organized community with established rules and traditions
- 15. An area of flat, grassy land
- 16. An Akkadian ruler who conquered many city-states to form the first empire
- 17. An early city-state in the northern region of Mesopotamia
- 18. Craftspeople
- 19. An impressive temple structure in a pyramid-like shape believed to be a link to heaven
Down
- 1. An early city-state in the southern region of Mesopotamia
- 2. The worship of many gods
- 3. Daughter of Sargon who was high priestess of Ur
- 4. A professional writer
- 6. An area of the Earth with common physical features
- 7. A group of people in an organized and complex society
- 9. A form of wedge shaped writing
- 11. The name of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- 13. A ruling family
- 15. An area of high, flat land to the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates
- 20. A large Sumerian city-state