The Problem-Solving Sumerians

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Across
  1. 4. a means of supplying land with water
  2. 7. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
  3. 9. a structure built across a river to control the river's flow
  4. 10. materials found in nature
  5. 11. A complex society with permanent structures, a social hierarchy, a form of government, and a written language.
Down
  1. 1. a large area of flat land with few trees
  2. 2. fine particles of rock
  3. 3. A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
  4. 5. A rectangular tiered temple
  5. 6. a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
  6. 8. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers