Across
- 1. writing that uses wedge shaped characters
- 2. a symbol that stand for an object
- 3. a person who buys and sells goods
- 7. a person skilled in writing
- 9. a wall of earth to prevent flooding from a river
- 11. the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- 15. a means of supplying land with water
- 16. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
- 17. one of the rivers in Mesopotamia
Down
- 1. a society with arts, government, science and social structure
- 4. a craftsperson, they make things
- 5. the northern river in Mesopotamia
- 6. the way a society is organized
- 8. a temple/tower with an outside staircase and a shrine at the top
- 10. fine particles of dirt left by a river
- 12. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 13. the beliefs and way of life of a society
- 14. a city that was a country with its own government