Across
- 3. the plain that lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
- 5. One end of the Fertile crescent curves down to this body of water
- 6. fine,fertile soil
- 7. belief in many gods
- 8. the world's first civilization
- 9. when Epic of Gilgamesh was written
- 12. a mosaic that shows Sumerian leaders at a feast celebrating a military victory
- 14. system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols
- 15. pyramid shaped temples in Sumerian cities
- 16. an exchange of goods directly without money
Down
- 1. Name the present day county where Babylon was located.
- 2. reason writing developed in Sumerian cities
- 4. those who were supposedly chosen by gods and then ruled in Sumer
- 6. tool the Sumerians developed for plows to make planting easier
- 10. an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory
- 11. to bring water to crops
- 13. hero of epic poem written in 12 clay tablets
- 15. one of the mountain ranges that is in Mesopotamia
- 17. number of classes in the Sumerian society