Across
- 2. strong rulers conquered regions to form these; a state containing several countries or territories
- 6. the worlds first empire
- 9. a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire which contained around 300 laws
- 11. Akkadians began to trade with people as far away as the Indus valley in modern day__________.
- 12. even though the laws made peoples lives better there still were a lot of _______ people
- 13. One of the many groups that invaded Sumer from Northern Mesopotamia
- 14. an idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
Down
- 1. akkadian man who became king of the sumerian city-state of Kish chose his daughter to be a high priestess in the city-state of Ur
- 3. excellent military leader and skilled ruler who controlled the Babylonian empire
- 4. the Akkadians and Sumerians had similar ________ practices
- 5. the idea that all members of a society must obey the law
- 7. a small unimportant city on the Euphrates river that later became an empire
- 8. after Sargons death the Akkadian empire was invaded by warriors from the ________mountains.
- 10. an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal