vocabulary

4. A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase
8. A river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq
10. An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
12. Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
16. A crescent-shaped area in the Middle East
19. Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets
20. A person who copies out documents

1. The doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
2. A rectangular stepped tower
3. A river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq
5. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing
6. The letters of a language in their customary order
7. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met
9. The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.
11. An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican
13. An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation
14. The assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency
15. An ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
17. A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
18. hierarchy An organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders