The Sumerians- Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The belief in more than one god
  2. 6. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
  3. 7. A person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
  4. 10. The act of pursuing a particular line of study or work
  5. 12. A system of early writing developed by the Sumerians
  6. 14. To be made up of
  7. 15. Fine particles of fertile soil
  8. 16. A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
Down
  1. 1. The act or process of taming an animal for human use or companionship
  2. 3. A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, etc…
  3. 4. An ancient region in West Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
  4. 5. Capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc.
  5. 8. A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
  6. 9. A city that governs itself and it’s surrounding territory
  7. 11. Moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart
  8. 13. A person who copies or writes documents
  9. 15. An amount that is left over after a need has been met