Vocab words

4. Wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia.
5. The belief in or worship of more than one god.
7. The artificial application of water to the land or soil.
8. An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
9. A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
11. The longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
13. The establishment of a dominance-subordination relationship among higher animal societies.
14. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
15. The assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency.
16. Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system.
18. An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.

1. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
2. A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
3. The eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia.
5. A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase.
6. Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment.
10. A crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia.
12. An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
17. A standard set of letters