Across
- 2. an ecoregion in Eurasia with dry grasslands and no forest
- 5. of Laws a collection of written laws and rules
- 8. a person who writes
- 10. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- 12. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 13. a symbol that stands for an object
- 14. the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants
Down
- 1. a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- 3. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
- 4. a means of supplying land with water
- 5. a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- 6. an early form of writing based on symbols
- 7. a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- 9. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- 11. fine particles of rock