Across
- 2. What most wars were fought over in ancient times.
- 4. Most common job in Sumer
- 6. ...means "the land between two rivers" in Greek.
- 9. In a hereditary system, this person rules after his father, the king, dies.
- 11. Powerful independent city with its own government.
- 14. Made of mud and reeds, used for building.
- 15. The necessary resource that ALL civilizations need.
- 17. Irrigation systems led to a _____ of food.
- 18. The eldest _____ was the head of the household.
- 20. Mesopotamia was located in the eastern part of the Fertile ______.
- 21. Major Sumerian crops besides barley and dates.
- 23. Believing in one god.
- 25. These surrounded each city-state and provided protection.
- 26. Social classes of merchants, farmers, fishers and artisans.
Down
- 1. The present day country where Mesopotamia once was.
- 3. Training and taming animals was called...
- 5. Step temple in the center of the city where it is said the gods lived at the top.
- 7. Believing in many gods and goddesses.
- 8. Fertile soil deposited along the banks of the rivers.
- 10. Each god or goddess controlled a different part of the___.
- 12. system of levees and canals to water the land.
- 13. Two letter Sumerian city and home of Abraham.
- 16. This was the social class that included kings and priests.
- 19. Skilled workers who made jewelry, pottery and other artifacts.
- 22. Each city's king got its power to rule from the city's chief_____.
- 24. People in the lowest social class, usually prisoners of war.