Across
- 2. an uneven repetition of sounds and words
- 4. a group of letters that stand for sounds
- 6. to catch or accuse
- 10. a writing system developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks
- 12. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
- 14. Empire that ruled brutally by displacing people and demanding tribute from conquered lands
- 15. Area of the Fertile Crescent that touches the Mediterranean Sea
- 17. city that is independent and has its own government
- 24. A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
- 25. a society dominated by men
- 26. a group of many different lands under one ruler
- 27. a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
Down
- 1. extra supply
- 3. King of the Neo-Babylonians; Known for great building projects
- 5. chopped or cut
- 7. a broad geographic area with a common feature
- 8. King of Babylon; known for his set of rules
- 9. a forced payment made to a ruler (as a sign of submission)
- 10. made up of
- 11. to remove
- 13. King of Assyria; known for building a library in Nineveh
- 16. literally means "land between two rivers"
- 18. First Emperor of Akkad; United the Sumerian city-states
- 19. to trade
- 20. the tigris and Euphrates rivers run _____ to each other
- 21. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
- 22. a belief in more than one god
- 23. an official record keeper