Where Writing Is Believed to Be Invented Crossword

mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles

Ancient Mesopotamia2012-11-18

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3. to learn to train and use animals for work
4. when people made more and more tools in early mesopotamia
6. an ancient country named after "land between two rivers'
8. a river that boardered the other side of mesopopatamia
13. Has a trunk
14. canals and ditches that bring water to dry land
15. Man's best friend
16. a pen made out of grass
18. Flying mammal
19. when people bought other things with their crops
20. a writer in early mesopotamia

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1. souls or spirits that people prayed to
2. land for watering and planting crops
5. Likes to chase mice
7. a water system that helped people
9. people who work in big fields and plant crops
10. a ruler of a city or country
11. Large marsupial
12. a temple where the kings stay and people prey to their god
16. people that worked for the king for at least three years
17. a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia

21 Clues:Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • a pen made out of grass • a ruler of a city or country • a writer in early mesopotamia • a water system that helped people • land for watering and planting crops • souls or spirits that people prayed to • to learn to train and use animals for work • people who work in big fields and plant crops • ...

Mesopotamia and Egypt2013-11-04

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5. An alloy made mixing copper and tin
6. People who were believed to have special powers to communicate with the gods
8. Belief in many gods
11. King who gave us the first law code
13. Egyptian Leader
16. Another name for the area called Mesopotamia
17. The first Mesopotamian Civilization
18. Egyptian picture writing
19. Form of government led by a god or religion
22. Ancient Mesopotamian writing
23. Egyptian god of mummification
24. Early form of paper made from reeds

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1. Egyptian god of the underworld
2. Where the Mesopotamian believed their gods lived while visiting earth
3. A King in Mesopotamia
4. Egyptian burial tomb
7. The longest river surrounding Mesopotamia
9. Process of preserving the body after death
10. a waterfall
12. The last Mesopotamian Civilization
14. Egyptian god of the skies
15. Important transportation invention
20. The public writers of both Mesopotamia and Egypt
21. The river that flows through Egypt
25. Egyptian sign of life

25 Clues:a waterfall • Egyptian Leader • Belief in many gods • Egyptian burial tomb • A King in Mesopotamia • Egyptian sign of life • Egyptian picture writing • Egyptian god of the skies • Ancient Mesopotamian writing • Egyptian god of mummification • Egyptian god of the underworld • The last Mesopotamian Civilization • Important transportation invention • The river that flows through Egypt • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia (Worksheet 4)2015-06-23

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2. join, mix or bond
5. offer or give
6. one of the two important rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia
9. Ancient Mesopotamia
12. Today Ancient Mesopotamia is located mostly in _______.
13. ______ invented writing and government.
14. Sumerians kept records by writing down on _________.
15. pros
16. the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops
17. The Babylonian law was created by _______________.
18. Sumerians invented a type of writing called __________.
20. abundant or rich
21. ample or a lot
22. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
23. appear or come into view

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1. part of sector
3. The government of Akkadians was made up of individual ______________.
4. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace orunderstand)
7. partnership
8. The people of Ancient Mesopotamia used to be___________ before they settled and started gather in small villages and towns.
10. ______ extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
11. engrave
19. one of the two important rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia
20. establish

24 Clues:pros • engrave • establish • partnership • offer or give • part of sector • ample or a lot • abundant or rich • join, mix or bond • Ancient Mesopotamia • appear or come into view • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • ______ invented writing and government. • The Babylonian law was created by _______________. • Sumerians kept records by writing down on _________. • ...

MESOPOTAMIA2021-11-30

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3. is the largest and richest city in the world{at the time}
7. Forced payments to a ruler from conquered people
8. A person who copies or writes outdocuments;often a record keeper
11. A fine particles of fertiles soil
13. A plan fields and buildings
14. study stars,planets and moon phases and develop the sun dial and seven-day week
16. created Hammurabi's code that is a strict set of laws
17. A city governed itself and its resources and territory
19. a group of people merchants travelling together for safety

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1. A system that supplies dry land through ditches,piper,or stream
2. A belief in many gods
4. They trade to obtain mentals to make goods
5. A large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler.
6. A territory that is governed as a political district
9. A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.
10. extended from the Persian gulf in the east to the Nile river
12. A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.
15. conquered all mesopotamia.
18. An amount that is left over after a need has been met

19 Clues:A belief in many gods • conquered all mesopotamia. • A plan fields and buildings • A fine particles of fertiles soil • They trade to obtain mentals to make goods • Forced payments to a ruler from conquered people • A territory that is governed as a political district • A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top. • ...

Mesopotamia2021-12-08

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3. The second highest social class in ancient Mesopotamia.
6. An advanced society.
8. Man made waterways.
9. Areas with less people and more free land.
10. A very long story, usually about adventure.
14. A pyramid shaped temple.
16. The code of laws in ancient Babylon (no spaces or punctuation).
17. The main character of one of the very first epics.
18. The king of ancient Babylon.

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1. More than required, extra.
2. Someone who writes.
4. Unpaid laborers.
5. An urban area and the surrounding rural areas.
7. A government ruled by a king, with power passing down a bloodline.
11. The practice of worshipping more than one god.
12. The practice of farming.
13. Areas with many people and less free land.
15. How the ancient Mesopotamians wrote.

18 Clues:Unpaid laborers. • Someone who writes. • Man made waterways. • An advanced society. • The practice of farming. • A pyramid shaped temple. • More than required, extra. • The king of ancient Babylon. • How the ancient Mesopotamians wrote. • Areas with less people and more free land. • Areas with many people and less free land. • A very long story, usually about adventure. • ...

Mesopotamia2021-09-07

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3. large temple in every city-state
5. The belief in more than one god/goddess
8. a city and its surrounding land (country)
9. mineral that makes land good for farming
10. River to the left of Mesopotamia
11. the process of controlling water
12. first civilization in Mesopotamia

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1. the land between two rivers
2. King who created a strict set of laws
4. first written language
6. River to the right of Mesopotamia
7. King believed to be half god, half man
9. first Emperor to unite Mesopotamia (army)

13 Clues:first written language • the land between two rivers • large temple in every city-state • River to the left of Mesopotamia • the process of controlling water • River to the right of Mesopotamia • first civilization in Mesopotamia • King who created a strict set of laws • King believed to be half god, half man • The belief in more than one god/goddess • ...

Mesopotamia2021-10-27

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3. an area of rich farmland located around Mesopotamia
4. Sumerian temple.
6. The world's first civilization
8. a person who writes things down
9. Longer of the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
11. Way of life
13. Cities and the surrounding territories.
14. Society with a developed knowledge
15. Land between two rivers. The cradle of civilization.

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1. Able to produce good crops
2. Skilled workers.
5. Sumerian writing
7. Sumerian government and religious leaders.
10. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into this body of water
12. Shorter of the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia

15 Clues:Way of life • Skilled workers. • Sumerian temple. • Sumerian writing • Able to produce good crops • The world's first civilization • a person who writes things down • Society with a developed knowledge • Cities and the surrounding territories. • Sumerian government and religious leaders. • an area of rich farmland located around Mesopotamia • ...

Unit 1 Vocab2015-09-24

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3. first system of writing
4. large center of population
7. crescent fertile river valleys in Mesopotamia
8. age cold period on Earth
9. major city in Sumer
10. people who maintain leadership
11. rule of one territory
14. taming an organism
18. civilization organized human society
19. study of past events
20. selection breeding plants or animals
21. regionally organized society
22. study of features of Earth

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1. wild maize
2. architecture pyramids, temples, public places
4. human society with dense population
5. control of flow of water
6. region in Mesopotamia
12. earliest agrarian civilizations
13. power from below/above
15. living in one place
16. cultivating plants and animals
17. people settled in villages
20. era central focus is agriculture

24 Clues:wild maize • taming an organism • major city in Sumer • living in one place • study of past events • region in Mesopotamia • rule of one territory • power from below/above • first system of writing • control of flow of water • age cold period on Earth • large center of population • people settled in villages • study of features of Earth • regionally organized society • ...

Sumer Unit 1 Review2020-10-15

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1. these occurred in the spring and were a problem (pl.)
4. dug outside of city-states to prevent attack (pl.)
5. protects against the flooding of a river
7. clogged the canals
8. a form of irrigation that brings water to farms
10. people moved from these foothills to Sumer
13. farmers in the foothills didn't have enough of this to grow crops for the rising population
14. region shaped like the moon, good soil
15. built to protect city-states (pl.)
16. the majority of Mesopotamia is located in this modern country
17. disputes over this led to war between city-states
19. the Middle East is located on this continent
21. river found in southern Mesopotamia
22. a shortage of this led people to move to Sumer

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2. region of southern Mesopotamia where people settled
3. land between the rivers
6. river located in northern Mesopotamia
9. describes soil that is good for farming
11. geographic setting of Sumer; flat with little trees
12. a city that has its own laws and government
16. method of supplying land with water
18. built to store water for later use (pl.)
20. Sumerians made bricks out of this material to build walls
23. after the Spring floods, the weather in Sumer was mostly...?

24 Clues:clogged the canals • land between the rivers • built to protect city-states (pl.) • method of supplying land with water • river found in southern Mesopotamia • river located in northern Mesopotamia • region shaped like the moon, good soil • describes soil that is good for farming • protects against the flooding of a river • built to store water for later use (pl.) • ...

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs2013-02-26

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4. Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
7. Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
9. Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
10. Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
11. Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
13. The first capital of the state and empire
14. Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\

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1. Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
2. The number of city-states in Mesopotamia
3. People who studied the stars and constellations
5. Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
6. The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
8. Worked to provide food for the city-states
12. People who educate the children
14. jobs were created as ______ advanced

15 Clues:People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...

Mesopotamia2013-09-03

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1. an area of high, flat land
2. a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions.
3. a craftsperson such as a potter or weaver
6. a system of transporting water to crops
8. a form of wedge shaped writing used in accient times
10. to defeat
11. a professional writer
12. a large territory consisting of many different places under the control of a single ruler
13. an are on Earth with common physical features
14. an organized community with established rules and traditions

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1. the worship of many gods
2. a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture
4. an area of flat land
5. a huge, pyramid-shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked, rectangular platforms
7. a ruling family
8. the defeat of another group
9. rich, as in soil

17 Clues:to defeat • a ruling family • rich, as in soil • an area of flat land • a professional writer • the worship of many gods • an area of high, flat land • the defeat of another group • a system of transporting water to crops • a craftsperson such as a potter or weaver • an are on Earth with common physical features • a form of wedge shaped writing used in accient times • ...

Mesopotamia2021-09-10

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3. belief in gods.
4. ruled the Neo Babylonian empire, exhiled the Israelites (Jewish People) to Babylon.
6. Leader of Akkadian Empire around 2300BC.
8. an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared goal.
10. made lands around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers fertile.
12. a carved stone pillar or stone cylinder.
14. "land between two river".
15. Cyrus the Great leads this empire to conquer Babylon and free the Jewish people while expanding his empire to the south.
16. important technology used to water crops in Mesopotamia.

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1. Hammurabi was king of this empire from 1792BC to 1750BC.
2. people who invented the wheel.
5. a promise or binding agreement.
7. all members of a society must obey the law
9. belief in one God.
11. a state containing several countries or territories
13. goods or services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders.
16. goods or service sold within a country that is produced in another country.

17 Clues:belief in gods. • belief in one God. • "land between two river". • people who invented the wheel. • a promise or binding agreement. • Leader of Akkadian Empire around 2300BC. • a carved stone pillar or stone cylinder. • all members of a society must obey the law • a state containing several countries or territories • Hammurabi was king of this empire from 1792BC to 1750BC. • ...

Ancient Civilizations2019-02-06

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1. Site of the earliest known civilization in Mesopotamia
2. Birthplace of mankind
7. The modern human species
10. Belief of only one god
11. The first city the Israelites conquered in Canaan
15. Where Jesus got baptized
17. Acts like a country
18. Determines if a settlement will thrive
19. Where the first humans migrated

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1. Where Jewish people worship
3. The sea Moses parted
4. Number of years Hammurabi ruled Mesopotamia
5. Ancient Mesopotamia code of law
6. The holy book of Judaism
8. The Jewish Sabbath
9. Jacob's favorite son
12. A type of agreement
13. The son of Pharaoh Seti
14. Arrangement of physical features of a region
16. The new name God gave Jacob

20 Clues:The Jewish Sabbath • A type of agreement • Acts like a country • The sea Moses parted • Jacob's favorite son • Birthplace of mankind • Belief of only one god • The son of Pharaoh Seti • The holy book of Judaism • The modern human species • Where Jesus got baptized • Where Jewish people worship • The new name God gave Jacob • Ancient Mesopotamia code of law • Where the first humans migrated • ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh2021-09-16

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5. gilgamesh's souvenir from humbaba
7. proposes marriage to gilgamesh
9. who gilgamesh asked for a favorable dream
10. weighed more than 200 pounds
11. gilgamesh is king of this city
12. helps slay humbaba
13. ambitious builder
16. tames Enkidu
18. put humbaba in cedar forest to terrify men
20. created enkidu from clay & spittle

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1. father of gilgamesh
2. number of dreams gilgamesh had
3. river to the west of mesopotamia
4. adopts enkidu
5. breath spews fire
6. father of the gods
8. river to the east of mesopotamia
14. hairy & brawny
15. first one to see enkidu
17. weighed more than 600 pounds
19. what mesopotamia is called today

21 Clues:tames Enkidu • adopts enkidu • hairy & brawny • breath spews fire • ambitious builder • father of the gods • helps slay humbaba • father of gilgamesh • first one to see enkidu • weighed more than 200 pounds • weighed more than 600 pounds • number of dreams gilgamesh had • proposes marriage to gilgamesh • gilgamesh is king of this city • river to the west of mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia2014-10-13

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2. Sumerian ruler
8. daughter of Sargon
10. professional writer
11. Worship many gods
13. Akkadian ruler
14. a crafts person

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1. a city state in southern Mesopotamia
3. king of Babylon
4. ruling family
5. land between two rivers
6. Crescent- has rich soil and has is curved shaped
7. wedged shaped writing
9. a city state
12. an early city state in Mesopotamia
15. son of Ur Nammu

15 Clues:a city state • ruling family • Sumerian ruler • Akkadian ruler • king of Babylon • a crafts person • son of Ur Nammu • Worship many gods • daughter of Sargon • professional writer • wedged shaped writing • land between two rivers • an early city state in Mesopotamia • a city state in southern Mesopotamia • Crescent- has rich soil and has is curved shaped

Mesopotamia crossword2015-11-28

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3. rectangular shaped temple made of mud bricks
5. an ancient kingdom which is in modern day Iraq
6. belief in multiple Gods
8. an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia
9. system of writing developed in Mesopotamia
12. resembling the new moon in shape
13. an Asian river that is a tributary to the Euphrates
14. the first ruler of Mesopotamia

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1. no food or crops
2. Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer & Mesopotamia
4. belief in a single God
7. a person who writes things for others
9. a special agreement
10. a river in southeast Asia
11. barrier constructed to contain the flow of water

15 Clues:no food or crops • a special agreement • belief in a single God • belief in multiple Gods • a river in southeast Asia • the first ruler of Mesopotamia • resembling the new moon in shape • a person who writes things for others • an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia • system of writing developed in Mesopotamia • rectangular shaped temple made of mud bricks • ...

HISTORY OF ART2017-11-18

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6. division of stone age
7. function of cylinder seals
8. mixture of tin and copper
9. meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria
12. the religious belief in Mesopotamia
14. small paleolithic figure of a woman
17. least popular with Lascaux cave painters
18. center of Minoan Civilization
19. name of war between Holy Roman Empire and Muslims
21. religion that become dominant in Western Europe
22. the largest based economic in Mesopotamia
24. principal mind behind the origins of Gothic

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1. most great French Gothic Cathedrals were dedicated to who?
2. tombs that built from large boulder
3. destroyer of Minoan civilization
4. the last period of Ancient Egypt
5. middle stone age
10. first rulers during the middle ages
11. inventor of perfect proportion for human in Greek Art
13. the writing system that had been developed in Mesopotamia
15. crowned king of Scotland in 1306
16. major part of Ancient Egypt that played significant role
20. common Minoan agricultural product
21. common material used to make pottery, building & tablet
23. the present day country of Mesopotamia

25 Clues:middle stone age • division of stone age • mixture of tin and copper • function of cylinder seals • meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria • center of Minoan Civilization • destroyer of Minoan civilization • the last period of Ancient Egypt • crowned king of Scotland in 1306 • common Minoan agricultural product • tombs that built from large boulder • first rulers during the middle ages • ...

Mesopotamia2021-02-24

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7. a curved shaped area certainly moist and fertile land surrounded by desert which allowed one of the first civilization in southern Mesopotamia
8. the eastern river that was virtual to live in ancient Mesopotamia
10. massive terraced step pyramid built by the Sumerians and Babylonians
11. a demigod of superhuman strength who builds the city walls of Uruk to defend his people
12. a Greek word meaning "land between the river" this was an ancient region of land between the Tigris and Euphrates river

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1. the founder of the Persian empire which was the largest in the world at the time
2. the first people to write down and record their system of law
3. wedge-shaped character on clay tablets used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
4. the language is most spoken in ancient Mesopotamia
5. the longest river in ancient Mesopotamia
6. first urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia
9. was an Akkadian leader who was the first emperor of Mesopotamia

12 Clues:the longest river in ancient Mesopotamia • first urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia • the language is most spoken in ancient Mesopotamia • the first people to write down and record their system of law • was an Akkadian leader who was the first emperor of Mesopotamia • the eastern river that was virtual to live in ancient Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia2015-08-23

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4. the more southern river of Mesopotamia
5. Ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent
7. Gulf east of Sumer and Mesopotamia
8. City in Mesopotamia that was the center of the Babylonian empire
10. Region in Mesopotamia, northwest of Sumer

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1. Sumerian city west of Lagash and north of Uruk
2. "Land between rivers", a region of long history with successful civilizations
3. the more northern river of Mesopotamia
6. Sumerian city southwest of Umma and northwest of Ur
9. Sumerian city southeast of Umma and northeast of Uruk
11. Sumerian city east of Babylon and northwest of Umma

11 Clues:Gulf east of Sumer and Mesopotamia • the more northern river of Mesopotamia • the more southern river of Mesopotamia • Region in Mesopotamia, northwest of Sumer • Sumerian city west of Lagash and north of Uruk • Sumerian city southwest of Umma and northwest of Ur • Sumerian city east of Babylon and northwest of Umma • ...

In the Beginning Crossword2018-02-25

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5. one of Noah's sons, brother of Japheth and Ham
7. a crescent shaped area that is full of rich soil from the Tigris and Euphrates
8. the river next to the Tigris the other defining river of Mesopotamia
11. the river next to the Euphrates in Mesopotamia
12. the capital of the Akkadian Empire, the dominant political force in Mesopotamia

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1. the process of distributing things or people over a wide area
2. the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, present day southern Iraq
3. the term used in the Hebrew Bible for the general region of Mesopotamia
4. a historical region in West Asia situated between the Tigris and Euphrates river system
6. a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey, and Egypt
9. an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia
10. the father of many nation, father of Isaac

12 Clues:the father of many nation, father of Isaac • one of Noah's sons, brother of Japheth and Ham • the river next to the Euphrates in Mesopotamia • an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia • the process of distributing things or people over a wide area • the river next to the Tigris the other defining river of Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs2013-02-26

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4. Worked to provide food for the city-states
5. People who educate the children
6. People who studied the stars and constellations
9. The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
11. Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
12. Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
13. The number of city-states in Mesopotamia

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1. Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
2. jobs were created as ______ advanced
3. Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
4. Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
6. Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
7. Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
8. Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\
10. The first capital of the state and empire

15 Clues:People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...

HISTORY OF ART2017-11-18

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2. common material used to make pottery, building & tablet
5. inventor of perfect proportion for human in Greek Art
7. center of Minoan Civilization
8. most great French Gothic Cathedrals were dedicated to who?
9. meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria
10. the present day country of Mesopotamia
11. middle stone age
15. the writing system that had been developed in Mesopotamia
18. least popular with Lascaux cave painters
19. tombs that built from large boulder
20. the largest based economic in Mesopotamia
21. first rulers during the middle ages
23. small paleolithic figure of a woman
24. principal mind behind the origins of Gothic

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1. the last period of Ancient Egypt
2. religion that become dominant in Western Europe
3. the religious belief in Mesopotamia
4. crowned king of Scotland in 1306
6. mixture of tin and copper
12. function of cylinder seals
13. destroyer of Minoan civilization
14. name of war between Holy Roman Empire and Muslims
16. division of stone age
17. major part of Ancient Egypt that played significant role
22. common Minoan agricultural product

25 Clues:middle stone age • division of stone age • mixture of tin and copper • function of cylinder seals • center of Minoan Civilization • meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria • the last period of Ancient Egypt • crowned king of Scotland in 1306 • destroyer of Minoan civilization • common Minoan agricultural product • the religious belief in Mesopotamia • tombs that built from large boulder • ...

Mesopotamia2021-09-17

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2. The fertile....
4. community with it's own separate government.
5. a wonderer who travels place to place.
9. an amount more than what is needed
11. one of the main rivers between the land.
15. bottom of the Sumerian hierarchy
17. collection of Babylonian Laws

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1. creation of waterways to carry water to crops
3. society with cities, government, workers
6. farming including growing crops and livestock
7. The other main river between the land.
8. Important building in the Sumerian cities
10. extreme hunger from lack of food.
12. Type of writing with wedges and curves in clay
13. buying, selling, or exchanging goods
14. What the Sumerian economy depended on mostly.
16. a person who writes down information.

17 Clues:The fertile.... • collection of Babylonian Laws • bottom of the Sumerian hierarchy • extreme hunger from lack of food. • an amount more than what is needed • buying, selling, or exchanging goods • a person who writes down information. • a wonderer who travels place to place. • The other main river between the land. • society with cities, government, workers • ...

Mesopotamia!2021-11-03

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2. Black Magic
7. half moon with good soil
8. Fresh water god
11. One way to rise up in the ranks
15. Some individuals enjoyed a higher status than others
16. Chief god of city of babylon
17. most people in Mesopotamia

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1. "How can you believe in just one god?!"
3. "Between two rivers"
4. Allowed time for job specialization
5. one way to become a slave
6. craftsman
9. A dark and dreary land
10. Salt water god
12. Governments main job
13. traders...
14. "We must get closer to the heavens!"

17 Clues:craftsman • traders... • Black Magic • Salt water god • Fresh water god • "Between two rivers" • Governments main job • A dark and dreary land • half moon with good soil • one way to become a slave • most people in Mesopotamia • Chief god of city of babylon • One way to rise up in the ranks • Allowed time for job specialization • "We must get closer to the heavens!" • ...

History Q12021-09-01

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2. Neolithic
4. Muhammed
6. geography
7. Nirvana
8. Hammurabi
11. Civilization
13. Hinduism

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1. Mesopotamia
3. Sumerians
5. Constantine
8. hominid
9. Moksha
10. Acropolis
12. Color, sea

14 Clues:Moksha • Nirvana • hominid • Muhammed • Hinduism • Neolithic • Sumerians • geography • Hammurabi • Acropolis • Color, sea • Mesopotamia • Constantine • Civilization

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2. earliest humans lived here
7. area between Tigris & Euphrates river
8. breed animals with favorable traits
9. large number of states & a single ruler
12. making items with metal
17. two wheeled vehicle pulled by horse
18. second longest river in China
19. tame and kept as a pet

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1. connection between two landmasses
3. they hunted and gathered for food
4. they traveled from place to place
5. capital of Mesopotamia
6. educated people who wrote Cuneiform
8. unit describe weight in Mesopotamia
10. middle stone age
11. supply of water to land or crops
13. channel built to carry water
14. first known group to invent writing
15. tool made of reeds to make symbols
16. they domesticated animals

20 Clues:middle stone age • capital of Mesopotamia • tame and kept as a pet • making items with metal • they domesticated animals • earliest humans lived here • channel built to carry water • second longest river in China • supply of water to land or crops • connection between two landmasses • they hunted and gathered for food • they traveled from place to place • ...

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3. the writing system that had been developed in Mesopotamia
4. the largest based economic in Mesopotamia
6. small paleolithic figure of a woman
11. common Minoan agricultural product
13. major part of Ancient Egypt that played significant role
15. inventor of perfect proportion for human in Greek Art
16. division of stone age
18. mixture of tin and copper
20. the present day country of Mesopotamia
21. name of war between Holy Roman Empire and Muslims
22. destroyer of Minoan civilization
24. tombs that built from large boulder
25. most great French Gothic Cathedrals were dedicated to who?

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1. first rulers during the middle ages
2. function of cylinder seals
5. middle stone age
7. religion that become dominant in Western Europe
8. the last period of Ancient Egypt
9. crowned king of Scotland in 1306
10. center of Minoan Civilization
12. the religious belief in Mesopotamia
14. least popular with Lascaux cave painters
17. common material used to make pottery, building & tablet
19. principal mind behind the origins of Gothic
23. meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria

25 Clues:middle stone age • division of stone age • mixture of tin and copper • function of cylinder seals • center of Minoan Civilization • meaning of 'lugal' in Sumeria • the last period of Ancient Egypt • crowned king of Scotland in 1306 • destroyer of Minoan civilization • common Minoan agricultural product • first rulers during the middle ages • small paleolithic figure of a woman • ...

History Q12021-09-01

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2. Neolithic
4. Muhammed
6. geography
7. Nirvana
8. Hammurabi
11. Civilization
13. Hinduism

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1. Mesopotamia
3. Sumerians
5. Constantine
8. hominid
9. Moksha
10. Acropolis
12. Color, sea

14 Clues:Moksha • Nirvana • hominid • Muhammed • Hinduism • Neolithic • Sumerians • geography • Hammurabi • Acropolis • Color, sea • Mesopotamia • Constantine • Civilization

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2. famous Babylonian literary work; Epic of __________
5. a collection of legal decisions; The Code of __________
7. this Gulf is southeast of Mesopotamia
9. the Mesopotamians were one of the first ________ Age people
10. temple towers resembling pyramids
11. Mesopotamia is sometimes referred to as The ________ of Civilization

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1. invented for the Sumerian language; literally means "wedge-shaped"
3. used in the mud brick architecture of Mesopotamia
4. one of the rivers around Mesopotamia; begins with "T"
6. mountains northeast of Mesopotamia
8. one of the rivers around Mesopotamia; begins with "E"

11 Clues:temple towers resembling pyramids • mountains northeast of Mesopotamia • this Gulf is southeast of Mesopotamia • used in the mud brick architecture of Mesopotamia • famous Babylonian literary work; Epic of __________ • one of the rivers around Mesopotamia; begins with "T" • one of the rivers around Mesopotamia; begins with "E" • ...

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3. MALE HEAD OF A FAMILY
4. VICTIM OF A ANCIENT MURDER
6. THE BIGGEST CITY IN MESOPOTAMIA
8. FREED THE ISRAELITES FROM SLAVERY IN EGYPT
9. WAY OF SUPPLYING WATER TO LAND
14. THE SMALLEST CITY IN MESOPOTAMIA
15. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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1. GOD OF THE NILE
2. BEFORE CHRIST
3. EVIDENCE GATHERED BY A WITNESS
5. KING THAT MADE 282 LAWS
7. SUN GOD
10. MAJOR RIVER IN ASIA
11. RIVER ANOTHER MAJOR RIVER IN ASIA
12. ONE
13. MANY

16 Clues:ONE • MANY • SUN GOD • BEFORE CHRIST • GOD OF THE NILE • MAJOR RIVER IN ASIA • MALE HEAD OF A FAMILY • KING THAT MADE 282 LAWS • VICTIM OF A ANCIENT MURDER • WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND • EVIDENCE GATHERED BY A WITNESS • WAY OF SUPPLYING WATER TO LAND • THE BIGGEST CITY IN MESOPOTAMIA • THE SMALLEST CITY IN MESOPOTAMIA • RIVER ANOTHER MAJOR RIVER IN ASIA • ...

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3. The country where present day Mesopotamia is located
6. Mesopotamian system of writing
7. What it's called when people specialize in different jobs
8. Someone who is a businessperson/sales person
10. Took over power from the priests
13. Having more than enough
14. A person whose job was to write and record information
15. The exchange of goods or services without using money

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1. The belief in many gods
2. The lowest class in Mesopotamia
4. A ruler who wrote down a code of laws
5. The nickname of the region where Mesopotamia was located
9. One of the rives in Mesopotamia
11. A Mesopotamian temple
12. Mesopotamian bricks are made from this

15 Clues:A Mesopotamian temple • The belief in many gods • Having more than enough • Mesopotamian system of writing • The lowest class in Mesopotamia • One of the rives in Mesopotamia • Took over power from the priests • A ruler who wrote down a code of laws • Mesopotamian bricks are made from this • Someone who is a businessperson/sales person • ...

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4. Watering fields using human made systems
6. Small carvings use in rituals to please the Gods
7. Allowed for faster plowing of fields in Mesopotamia
10. Body of water located on the Western part of the Fertile Crescent
12. The 1st civilization in Mesopotamia; located in the southern part.
13. The worshiping of many different gods
14. Body of water located at the Southern part of the Fertile Crescent
15. Major river which flowed fast

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1. Means "mountaintop" and are huge pyramid shaped temples
2. Sumerian society was organized by _______ ________, an order based on power and whether.
3. The Sumerians believed that Gods and Goddesses had __________ over every aspect of their life
5. Area in present day Iraq, where the area of Mesopotamia is located
8. Means "Land between the rivers"
9. Mountain range on the Eastern part of the Fertile Crescent
11. Major river in Mesopotamia which flowed slower, but changed course without warning

15 Clues:Major river which flowed fast • Means "Land between the rivers" • The worshiping of many different gods • Watering fields using human made systems • Small carvings use in rituals to please the Gods • Allowed for faster plowing of fields in Mesopotamia • Means "mountaintop" and are huge pyramid shaped temples • Mountain range on the Eastern part of the Fertile Crescent • ...

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9. these people stayed in power Because they had iron, weapons, and used horses in the military who were these people
10. this person conquered the person
11. this is the name that Mesopotamia was sometimes called
12. This is one of the rivers that was around Mesopotamia ( it starts with an E )
13. this was a set of laws
15. This was Mesopotamian language

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1. this is a temple that is shaped like a pyramid
2. this area had fertile soil
3. this is what created birth of civilizations in Mesopotamia
4. a list of codes was carved onto this
5. The worship of many gods
6. this was the saying that calls the punishment to be equal to the time
7. This is Mesopotamia´s modern-day name
8. This is one of the rivers that was around Mesopotamia ( it starts with a T )
14. this is what Sumerians used to build their homes

15 Clues:this was a set of laws • The worship of many gods • this area had fertile soil • This was Mesopotamian language • this person conquered the person • a list of codes was carved onto this • This is Mesopotamia´s modern-day name • this is a temple that is shaped like a pyramid • this is what Sumerians used to build their homes • ...

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4. also known as Khammurabi and Ammurapi, reigned 1792-1750 BCE) was the sixth king of the Amorite First Dynasty of Babylon, assumed the throne from his father
7. city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
9. The first people to form a civilzation
10. Mesopotamia border river
13. belief in multiple gods
14. Cities were organized into
15. Once Mesopotamia

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1. is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC (Middle Chronology). It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world.
2. Metal used to make tools and weapons stronger
3. written work
5. ancient name for the land that lies between rivers
6. The ___ of Hammurabi
8. Language of Mesopotamia from 3,000 BCE until it finally fell from use at the beginning of the first
11. object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid
12. tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce.

15 Clues:written work • Once Mesopotamia • The ___ of Hammurabi • belief in multiple gods • Mesopotamia border river • Cities were organized into • The first people to form a civilzation • Metal used to make tools and weapons stronger • ancient name for the land that lies between rivers • object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid • ...

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2. an amount that is left over after a need has been met
4. a large territory or a group of territories governed by one ruler
6. a geographic area
8. "the land between two rivers"
9. A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches,pipes,or streams
11. a belief in more than one god
12. a payment made to a ruler as a sign of surrender
14. having many parts details or ideas
16. a person who copies or writes out documents

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1. The Sumerians Form Of writing
3. a city that governs itself and it's surrounding territory
5. a group of merchants traveling together for safety
7. a person who studies planets and stars
10. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
13. a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
15. a long poem that records Hero stories

16 Clues:a geographic area • The Sumerians Form Of writing • "the land between two rivers" • a belief in more than one god • having many parts details or ideas • a long poem that records Hero stories • a person who studies planets and stars • a person who copies or writes out documents • a payment made to a ruler as a sign of surrender • ...

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1. of Gilgamesh book
5. a group that rose and fell
7. a small city that operates like a country
12. trader or bisness man
13. thought to be the 1st civilization
14. a way of writing
17. man made wall

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2. family of males
3. many gods
4. powerful group in Mesopotamia
6. controlled water
8. and Euphrates rives in the fertile cresent
9. writer
10. skilled artist that trades
11. temple
15. crescent green areas
16. a metal tool used for farming

17 Clues:writer • temple • many gods • man made wall • family of males • controlled water • a way of writing • of Gilgamesh book • crescent green areas • trader or bisness man • a group that rose and fell • skilled artist that trades • powerful group in Mesopotamia • a metal tool used for farming • thought to be the 1st civilization • a small city that operates like a country • ...

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2. This type of person was hired in Mesopotamia to record information.
4. Mesopotamian people trade by travelling in a _.
8. In Mesopotamia, flooded rivers were filled with fertile soil called _.
10. These people conquered the Assyrians.
11. This word classifies anything having to do with soldiers, weapons, or war.
12. As a Mesopotamian, you use this process to supply water to crops.
15. The Sumerian people followed this religious classification, in which multiple idols are worshipped.
17. He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
19. This adjective describes something complicated, with many parts.
20. If I have two lines that are moving and lying in the same direction and are distanced apart, then those two lines are _.

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1. Most Mesopotamian astronomical advances came from the _ empire.
3. Mesopotamia was classified as a _ because it formed an independent state with only a city and its outskirts.
5. The Assyrian Empire was divided into political districts known as.
6. This is the name of the Mesopotamian goddess that specialized in affection and war.
7. Chaldean _ mapped the stars, the planets, and the phases of the moon.
9. The Assyrians demanded _, or forced payment, from the people they conquered.
13. Mesopotamians worshipped in this rectangular-stepped temple.
14. Mesopotamia is said to have had undergone four powerful _, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, and the Neo-Babylonians.
16. This type of writing is distinctive to Mesopotamia.
18. This was the capital of the Assyrian empire.

20 Clues:These people conquered the Assyrians. • He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon • This was the capital of the Assyrian empire. • Mesopotamian people trade by travelling in a _. • This type of writing is distinctive to Mesopotamia. • Mesopotamians worshipped in this rectangular-stepped temple. • Most Mesopotamian astronomical advances came from the _ empire. • ...

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3. a belief in many gods
5. writer and record keeper
6. world's first system of writing
7. the present day country that was Mesopotamia
9. mountains east of the Fertile Crescent
11. an epic was written about this Sumerian king
12. the continent that Mesopotamia was located in
13. the gulf that the 2 main rivers empty into

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1. a king who made laws visible for the people
2. an important sea for trade
4. river in the eastern part of Mesopotamia
5. an emperor who created the world's first empire
8. river in the western part of Mesopotamia
10. a temple to honor the gods

14 Clues:a belief in many gods • writer and record keeper • an important sea for trade • a temple to honor the gods • world's first system of writing • mountains east of the Fertile Crescent • river in the eastern part of Mesopotamia • river in the western part of Mesopotamia • the gulf that the 2 main rivers empty into • a king who made laws visible for the people • ...

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4. theme of geography: a culture's belief and worship of God or gods
6. belief in many gods
7. biggest building in Mesopotamian city state (used as temple)
8. land between two rivers
10. people who recorded written information for others
14. earliest writing system featuring wedge shaped symbols
15. a walled city and the land around it
18. measure of volume developed by Sumerians
19. the exchange of goods and services

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1. governing system led by a king or queen, first established by Sumerians
2. the way a culture governs itself and makes laws
3. region where Mesopotamia is located
5. study of landforms and bodies of water
9. ancient Sumerian city
11. tool to measure time invented by Sumerians
12. measure of land in Mesopotamia meaning the field (37,600 sq ft)
13. theme of geography: how people of a culture interact with each other. Includes details of education, entertainment, language, communication.
16. river in Mesopotamia
17. name of civilization that based its number system on 60

19 Clues:belief in many gods • river in Mesopotamia • ancient Sumerian city • land between two rivers • the exchange of goods and services • region where Mesopotamia is located • a walled city and the land around it • study of landforms and bodies of water • measure of volume developed by Sumerians • tool to measure time invented by Sumerians • ...

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7. POVO ORIGINARIO DA PENINSULA ARÁBICA.
8. CIDADE DE ONDE MIGROU ABRAÃO
9. UM DOS DOIS RIOS PROXIMOS DA MESOPOTAMIA
10. OS COMERCIANTES DO MAR
12. CRENÇA EM VARIOS DEUSES
14. ERAM OS OLHOS E OUVIDOS DOS REIS PERSAS.
15. UM DOS DOIS IMPERIOS NASCIDOS DO IMPERIO

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1. UM TEMPLO PARA VENERAR OS DEUSES ANTIGOS HA
2. UM DOS TRES PAISES QUE COMPOEM A MESOPOTAMIA
3. ULTIMO IMPERADOR ASSIRIO
4. escrita dos sumérios
5. criou o primeiro código de leis
6. CRENÇA EM UM SÓ DEUS
11. II Levou os hebreus para cativeiro
13. UM DOS RIOS DA MESOPOTAMIA
16. II REI PERSA QUE CONQUISTOU A BABILONIA

16 Clues:escrita dos sumérios • CRENÇA EM UM SÓ DEUS • OS COMERCIANTES DO MAR • CRENÇA EM VARIOS DEUSES • ULTIMO IMPERADOR ASSIRIO • UM DOS RIOS DA MESOPOTAMIA • CIDADE DE ONDE MIGROU ABRAÃO • criou o primeiro código de leis • II Levou os hebreus para cativeiro • POVO ORIGINARIO DA PENINSULA ARÁBICA. • UM DOS DOIS RIOS PROXIMOS DA MESOPOTAMIA • ERAM OS OLHOS E OUVIDOS DOS REIS PERSAS. • ...

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2. Sumerian Invention
5. Mesopotamia's 1st king/ruler/leader
6. Introduced idea of only 1 God (Judaism)
8. A person whose jo is to write down amount of crops
9. An "epic" king
12. River that runs through Mesopotamia
14. Empire created by Sargon
16. Means "Land between 2 rivers"
18. Belief in many gods
19. Official writing of Mesopotamia
20. Person who killed Goliath

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1. King of Israel
3. Place where the first cities arose
4. ____________ Crescent
7. Emperor of Babylon who created a harsh set of laws
10. A system of canals for bringing water to crops
11. Was given the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai
13. A stepped shaped temple
15. Belief in One God
17. Empire who was harsh/cruel and famous for conquering others using iron weapons

20 Clues:King of Israel • An "epic" king • Belief in One God • Sumerian Invention • Belief in many gods • ____________ Crescent • A stepped shaped temple • Empire created by Sargon • Person who killed Goliath • Means "Land between 2 rivers" • Official writing of Mesopotamia • Place where the first cities arose • Mesopotamia's 1st king/ruler/leader • River that runs through Mesopotamia • ...

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2. A tool that is used to carve open the ground
3. and Euphrates To rivers in Iraq and Syria
6. A business person who trades
9. the land between the rivers
12. When water is supplied to plants
13. The most well known Mesopotamian group
14. Oldest form of writing
16. A small independent city
18. A man made wall
19. Someone with the ability to write

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1. A person who specializes in trade
2. belief in many gods
4. Thought to be first civilization
5. of Gilgamesh The oldest story
7. code Oldest set of laws
8. A society based on men
10. A powerful group of Northern Mesopotamia
11. a religious temple
15. crescent An area of modern day Iraq
17. Empire A powerful group of central Mesopotamia

20 Clues:A man made wall • a religious temple • belief in many gods • A society based on men • Oldest form of writing • code Oldest set of laws • A small independent city • the land between the rivers • A business person who trades • of Gilgamesh The oldest story • Thought to be first civilization • When water is supplied to plants • A person who specializes in trade • ...

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2. primary God of the Babylonians
5. king of Babylon who put in place a code of law
6. a Sumerian king
8. a writing tool made of a reed
9. famous king of Babylon
12. standard unit of weight
14. original capital of the Assyrian Empire
16. language spoken mainly by Mesopotamia

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1. 1st human civilization in world history
3. one family rules a kingdom/empire for a period of time
4. large temples
7. land between the rivers
10. earliest form of writing
11. a man made channel built to carry water from one location to another
13. stringed instrument shaped like a small harp
15. person trained in writing cuneiform

16 Clues:large temples • a Sumerian king • famous king of Babylon • land between the rivers • standard unit of weight • earliest form of writing • a writing tool made of a reed • primary God of the Babylonians • person trained in writing cuneiform • language spoken mainly by Mesopotamia • 1st human civilization in world history • original capital of the Assyrian Empire • ...

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3. the city
5. worshiping many gods
7. land with a lot of territories under one rule
8. the writer
10. a way to supply water to a area of land
11. what were the 282 set of laws that the babylonians used
15. a pyramid shaped temple tower
16. ruler of a empire or kingdom

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1. man made water ways
2. rocks and soil mixed together
4. the city and the land surrounding it is a
6. who rebuilt the babylon
9. the countryside
12. more than needed
13. Who rebelled against Ur-Zababa
14. the people preformed religious ceremonies

16 Clues:the city • the writer • the countryside • more than needed • man made water ways • worshiping many gods • who rebuilt the babylon • ruler of a empire or kingdom • rocks and soil mixed together • a pyramid shaped temple tower • Who rebelled against Ur-Zababa • a way to supply water to a area of land • the city and the land surrounding it is a • the people preformed religious ceremonies • ...

Complex Societies2019-10-03

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2. One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
4. Extra
5. One of the empire's of Mesopotamia
6. A type of society i.e. Mesopotamia
7. Early civilizations often made temples which is an example of ________.
8. The world's first civilization
10. Farming
11. A type of communication

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1. A type of political order
3. Focusing on one specific job and improving it
7. A type of creative expression
9. Number of people in an area

12 Clues:Extra • Farming • A type of communication • A type of political order • Number of people in an area • A type of creative expression • The world's first civilization • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • One of the empire's of Mesopotamia • A type of society i.e. Mesopotamia • Focusing on one specific job and improving it • ...

Mesopotamia Puzzle2021-10-29

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3. head of government in Mesopotamia
4. responsible for maintaining order
5. one of the earliest occupations
8. advanced social and cultural development
10. constantly wandering
11. old
12. provided a stable food supply

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1. first civilization said to emerge
2. allowed the civilization of Mesopotamia to flourish
6. living a settled lifestyle
7. a triangular shaped landmass at the mouth of a river
9. first area in Mesopotamia where people settled

12 Clues:old • constantly wandering • living a settled lifestyle • provided a stable food supply • one of the earliest occupations • first civilization said to emerge • head of government in Mesopotamia • responsible for maintaining order • advanced social and cultural development • first area in Mesopotamia where people settled • allowed the civilization of Mesopotamia to flourish • ...

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5. A period when there is not enough rain or snow fall
8. "Picture Writing"
9. Tool used for transportation and pottery
12. Advanced form of culture
13. Belief in many gods and goddesses
15. Climate in Mesopotamia
17. Important temple in Sumer
18. Fine soil deposited by rivers
19. Highest ranked leader of a group of people
20. Region in southern Mesopotamia

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1. What Sumerians and some people today believed in
2. Flat land bordering the banks
3. Sharpened reed used for writing
4. "The Land Between the Rivers"
6. Tool used to break up hard soil
7. More than needed
10. Wedge-shaped writing
11. A community that included a city and its nearby farmlands
14. People who specialized in writing
16. Mixture of copper and tin

20 Clues:More than needed • "Picture Writing" • Wedge-shaped writing • Climate in Mesopotamia • Advanced form of culture • Mixture of copper and tin • Important temple in Sumer • Flat land bordering the banks • "The Land Between the Rivers" • Fine soil deposited by rivers • Region in southern Mesopotamia • Sharpened reed used for writing • Tool used to break up hard soil • ...

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2. What the Mesopotamians used to write on clay tablets.
5. Region where Ancient Mesopotamia developed.
9. Gilgamesh's beast friend.
10. Raised river banks to prevent flooding.
11. Part man, part god King whose stories were written down on clay tablets.
13. King who developed and wrote down a code 282 laws to govern the people.
15. What the ancient Mesopotamians wrote on.
16. The belief in many gods.
17. Mesopotamian temple.
19. This invention allowed Mesopotamians to predict the spring floods.
20. Sumerian city with 50 000 people.

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1. Tin and copper combined to make a stronger metal.
3. Due to debt or capture in war, these people had to work for free for three years.
4. The change from being hunters and gatherers to farmers and herders.
6. One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia.
7. Government where the power comes from God or gods.
8. Means the land between two rivers.
12. One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia.
14. Writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia.
18. Useful farming invention still in use today.

20 Clues:Mesopotamian temple. • The belief in many gods. • Gilgamesh's beast friend. • Sumerian city with 50 000 people. • Means the land between two rivers. • Writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia. • Raised river banks to prevent flooding. • What the ancient Mesopotamians wrote on. • One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia. • One of the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia. • ...

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3. A ruler in ancient Egypt
4. A peasant farmer
7. Lived in Mesopotamia
9. City between the rivers
12. First written language

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1. Records knowledge and history
2. Held the highest positions in the administrative departments of ancient Egypt
5. Egyptian script
6. Believed to be a living god
8. Formed the upper nobility of Mesopotamia
10. Craftsman of Mesopotamia
11. Could not hold office in government unless belonged to royal family

12 Clues:Egyptian script • A peasant farmer • Lived in Mesopotamia • First written language • City between the rivers • A ruler in ancient Egypt • Craftsman of Mesopotamia • Believed to be a living god • Records knowledge and history • Formed the upper nobility of Mesopotamia • Could not hold office in government unless belonged to royal family • ...

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3. Excess crops or water
4. Using water to harvest crops
6. The Tigris and Euphrates river are this of each other
10. The river west of mesopotamia
12. Assigning differrent parts of a process to different people

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1. Another name for mesopotamia
2. Ancient civilization
5. The river east of mesopotamia
7. Surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin
8. Extension of the Arabian Sea
9. Waterway made by humans
11. Fertile soil

12 Clues:Fertile soil • Ancient civilization • Excess crops or water • Waterway made by humans • Another name for mesopotamia • Using water to harvest crops • Extension of the Arabian Sea • The river east of mesopotamia • The river west of mesopotamia • Surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin • The Tigris and Euphrates river are this of each other • ...

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6. A river in Mesopotamia
7. A pyramid/waterslide shaped temple
8. A Greek word meaning "land between 2 rivers"
11. A son will lose his hand if he ___ his dad
12. Ms. Willoughby speaks English, Japanese, and ____
14. The writing system of Mesopotamia
16. Another river in Mesopotamia
20. _____ is when people worship only one god
21. The 6th king of Babylon who wrote down laws

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1. Each city was surrounded by these for protection
2. The Epic of ___ is a story about a king of Uruk who seeks eternal life
3. Scribes used a _____ to make marks in clay
4. The _______ crescent had great farmland because of silt deposits from the nearby rivers
5. Wives proved they were perfect and their husbands were bad in order to get a _____
6. The god lived at the ___ of the temple
9. Mesopotamian art depicts people with big ___.
10. providing law and ____ is the first purpose of government
13. Ms. Willoughby's dog's name
15. _____ is when people worship many gods
17. People were forced to be slaves for ___ years
18. _____ statues would pray on behalf of people in temples
19. "An eye for an eye, a _____ for a ______"

22 Clues:A river in Mesopotamia • Ms. Willoughby's dog's name • Another river in Mesopotamia • The writing system of Mesopotamia • A pyramid/waterslide shaped temple • The god lived at the ___ of the temple • _____ is when people worship many gods • "An eye for an eye, a _____ for a ______" • _____ is when people worship only one god • Scribes used a _____ to make marks in clay • ...

Ancient Civilizations Crossword2016-08-21

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5. Eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia
6. Ancient Egyptian ruler
7. Founder of Hinduism
8. Crescent Region of The Middle East that curves like a quarter moon shape
12. Country between two rivers
13. Western member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia
14. Founder of Buddhism
16. Chinese teacher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
17. Founder of Zoroastrianism

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1. Many gods
2. The belief that past actions determine future experiences
3. One god
4. Rectangular minced tower
9. Valley Extended marshlands between ranges of mountains
10. Teachings founded by Confucius
11. A state of perfect enlightenment
15. King of Magadha

17 Clues:One god • Many gods • King of Magadha • Founder of Hinduism • Founder of Buddhism • Ancient Egyptian ruler • Rectangular minced tower • Founder of Zoroastrianism • Country between two rivers • Teachings founded by Confucius • A state of perfect enlightenment • Valley Extended marshlands between ranges of mountains • The belief that past actions determine future experiences • ...

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3. the second step in civilization
4. belief in many gods
6. king of Mesopotamia with famous law code
9. built in Egypt as tombs for rulers
10. pyramids in Mesopotamia
11. river valley civilization in India
12. symbols that represent sound
13. writing in Egypt

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1. Egypt's river
2. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
5. canals used to water crops
7. river on which Ancient China developed
8. first writing
9. Egyptian kings are called

14 Clues:Egypt's river • first writing • writing in Egypt • belief in many gods • pyramids in Mesopotamia • Egyptian kings are called • canals used to water crops • symbols that represent sound • the second step in civilization • built in Egypt as tombs for rulers • river valley civilization in India • river on which Ancient China developed • king of Mesopotamia with famous law code • ...

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2. Mesopotamia means to "_____ between the rivers"
4. The group of people who lived in Mesopotamia
9. Founding father of Judaism born in Ur
10. A temple that was made up of stacked platforms
11. One of the rivers Mesopotamia is located between
12. Where the first civilizations where located (no spaces)

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1. Before people became farmers, they were these (no dash)
3. The head of the social pyramid in Mesopotamia
5. Lifestyle of people before they settled down
6. The Taurus and Zagros, located in Northern Mesopotamia, were this landform
7. To exchange for goods, without money
8. A type of metal, created by mixing tin and copper

12 Clues:To exchange for goods, without money • Founding father of Judaism born in Ur • The group of people who lived in Mesopotamia • Lifestyle of people before they settled down • The head of the social pyramid in Mesopotamia • A temple that was made up of stacked platforms • Mesopotamia means to "_____ between the rivers" • One of the rivers Mesopotamia is located between • ...

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2. pyramids in Mesopotamia
4. built in Egypt as tombs for rulers
6. river valley civilization in India
8. the second step in civilization
9. The Phoenicians were experts at this
10. right to rule given by god to Chinese rulers
12. Egyptian kings are called
14. belief in one god

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1. river on which Ancient China developed
3. king of Mesopotamia with famous law code (eye for an eye)
5. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
6. canals used to water crops
7. symbols that represent sound
8. first writing (clay tablets)
11. writing in Egypt
12. belief in many gods
13. Egypt's river

17 Clues:Egypt's river • writing in Egypt • belief in one god • belief in many gods • pyramids in Mesopotamia • Egyptian kings are called • canals used to water crops • symbols that represent sound • first writing (clay tablets) • the second step in civilization • built in Egypt as tombs for rulers • river valley civilization in India • The Phoenicians were experts at this • ...

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3. Wedge-shaped writing
5. Tool used for transportation and pottery
6. Tool used to break up hard soil
7. "Picture Writing"
9. Advanced form of culture
13. Climate in Mesopotamia
14. What Sumerians and some people today believed in
16. Sharpened reed used for writing
17. Belief in many gods and goddesses
18. People who specialized in writing
20. Highest ranked leader of a group of people

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1. Mixture of copper and tin
2. Flat land bordering the banks
4. "The Land Between the Rivers"
8. A community that included a city and its nearby farmlands
10. Important temple in Sumer
11. More than needed
12. Fine soil deposited by rivers
15. A period when there is not enough rain or snow fall
19. Region in southern Mesopotamia

20 Clues:More than needed • "Picture Writing" • Wedge-shaped writing • Climate in Mesopotamia • Advanced form of culture • Mixture of copper and tin • Important temple in Sumer • Flat land bordering the banks • "The Land Between the Rivers" • Fine soil deposited by rivers • Region in southern Mesopotamia • Tool used to break up hard soil • Sharpened reed used for writing • ...

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2. a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia
8. an ancient country named after "land between two rivers'
9. when people bought other things with their crops
10. canals and ditches that bring water to dry land
13. a river that boardered the other side of mesopopatamia
14. a writer in early mesopotamia
15. when people made more and more tools in early mesopotamia
16. souls or spirits that people prayed to

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1. a temple where the kings stay and people prey to their god
3. people that worked for the king for at least three years
4. people who work in big fields and plant crops
5. land for watering and planting crops
6. a water system that helped people
7. to learn to train and use animals for work
11. a pen made out of grass
12. a ruler of a city or country

16 Clues:a pen made out of grass • a ruler of a city or country • a writer in early mesopotamia • a water system that helped people • land for watering and planting crops • souls or spirits that people prayed to • to learn to train and use animals for work • a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia • people who work in big fields and plant crops • ...

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2. southern city in ancient mesopotamia.
5. religious monarchy
7. first king of upper and lower egypt.
10. rymes with clarta
12. the conquers greece durring the dark ages.
13. philosophy in which feelings do not alter one in the least.
14. has athena as her patron goddess
15. the minoan capitol.
18. pyramid like structure used in mesopotamia.
19. spartans hold off persians for 3 days in this batttle
22. akenaton wanted the egyptians to worship him
23. government of few people
24. when king Narmer conqured egypt he made this his capitol.
25. first emporor of the Akkadian empire
26. inventor of a teaching system in which students form their own opinions.
27. monotheistic ancient persian religion.

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1. land south of Egypt
3. "father of history"
4. a peninsula on which athens was founded
6. last paraoh of the "Egyptian empire"
8. "a land between rivers"
9. westernmost river in mesopotamia.
11. built a entre city under his reign.
16. son of akenaton
17. "like the greeks"
19. city in greece and egypt
20. belived in philosepher kings
21. god of avalanches (my favorite greek god)
24. take away the enaeans and you get mice.

29 Clues:son of akenaton • rymes with clarta • "like the greeks" • religious monarchy • land south of Egypt • "father of history" • the minoan capitol. • "a land between rivers" • city in greece and egypt • government of few people • belived in philosepher kings • has athena as her patron goddess • westernmost river in mesopotamia. • built a entre city under his reign. • ...

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3. Ilmu _________ telah memperkenalkan ilmu _____________.
6. Sistem tulisan orang Mespotamia. Berbentuk paku liat.
7. Empayar pertama di dunia adalah kerajaan ___________.
10. Menceritakan tentang kepahlawanan, percintaan dan falsafah hidup orang Mesopotamia.
11. Pusat penyimpanan khazanah, pusat ibadat, pusat perdagangan.
12. Raja merupakan ketua pentadbir, ketua tentera, dan ketua ____________.
13. Raja _______ menguasai wilayah yang luas. Memaksa rakyat menyembahnya.

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1. Membina perpustakaan diraja di Nineveh.
2. Penciptaan kalendar 12 bulan orang Mesopotamia berasaskan sistem _______.
4. Sistem pendidikan Mesopotamia bertujuan melahirkan _________.
5. Sistem ________ merupakan sistem pemerintahan Mesopotamia. Raja adalah tuhan atau wakil tuhan.
8. Kod Undang-undang Hammurabi berteraskan hak rakyat terhadap _______.
9. Ilmu perubatan kerajaan Assyria mementingkan penggunaan ubatan _________.
14. Raja _________ mewujudkan empayar pertama di dunia.

14 Clues:Membina perpustakaan diraja di Nineveh. • Raja _________ mewujudkan empayar pertama di dunia. • Sistem tulisan orang Mespotamia. Berbentuk paku liat. • Empayar pertama di dunia adalah kerajaan ___________. • Ilmu _________ telah memperkenalkan ilmu _____________. • Pusat penyimpanan khazanah, pusat ibadat, pusat perdagangan. • ...

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4. a crescent shaped region filled with fertile soil
8. features which make up the earth that we can see, like rivers, valleys, mountains and canyons
11. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
13. artificial removal of excess water from land
15. A climate type which can be cold or hot, but is always dry.
16. Another name for lines of Longitude; imaginary lines that circle the earth from north to south and converge at the north and south poles.
17. North, South, East, and West

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1. The sea north-west of the Fertile Crescent which shares its name with a climate type
2. Mountains north of Mesopotamia
3. zero degrees longitude
5. A frozen mummy found in Italy.
6. the river north of Mesopotamia
7. a half of the globe; there is one for every cardinal direction
9. the land between rivers
10. imaginary lines that circle the globe from east to west; also called parallels.
12. the river south of Mesopotamia
14. artificial application of water to land
18. zero degrees latitude

18 Clues:zero degrees latitude • zero degrees longitude • the land between rivers • North, South, East, and West • Mountains north of Mesopotamia • A frozen mummy found in Italy. • the river north of Mesopotamia • the river south of Mesopotamia • artificial application of water to land • artificial removal of excess water from land • Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest • ...

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1. This allows ships to travel more quickly
4. What belongs to you
8. People were often taken from their homes in an unkind act
9. This group traveled as traders in the western edge of the Fertile Crescent
10. Something that is passed down as part of a culture
13. Mesopotamia was located in an area with soil that was good for farming
15. This part of Asia is the location of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
16. A mound of dirt
17. This man is most well known for his collection of laws
19. The name of a shape
22. To contemplate; or think about
25. This man united all of Mesopotamia
26. Sumerians used this to build things

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1. This is a key difference between Egyptian pharaohs and Sumerian kings
2. Sumerians believed this was important for making the gods happy
3. This river, along with the Tigris River, form the valley called Mesopotamia
4. Anyone who broke a law knew this
5. The basis for our own writing
6. Sumerians used this to keep their history
7. In 600 B.C., many people did this when the Assyrian Empire collapsed
11. The wheel and the cart are examples of this
12. Something that each person has
14. A capital located in Mesopotamia
15. To be all around
18. Goods that were traded and names of cities are examples of this
20. Around 5000 B.C., settlers began building cities in this area.
21. To make
23. Assyrians did this with their empire
24. A way to control flooding water

29 Clues:To make • A mound of dirt • To be all around • What belongs to you • The name of a shape • The basis for our own writing • Something that each person has • To contemplate; or think about • A way to control flooding water • Anyone who broke a law knew this • A capital located in Mesopotamia • This man united all of Mesopotamia • Sumerians used this to build things • ...

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5. Der verdens eldste skrift kommer fra
7. Et sted ved en elv, der et samfunn har oppstått
9. Lå der hvor Irak ligger i dag
11. En veldig rik by i Sumer
12. En elv i Mesopotamia

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1. Denne viktige tingen ble funnet opp i Mesopotamia
2. En by med et høyt tårn, hengende hager og en bymur med blå port
3. Et område med de eldste byene i verden
4. jord og stein som er gravd opp i en haug for å holde vannet tilbake
6. Også en elv i Mesopotamia
8. Den eldste skriften vi vet om
10. Et viktig jordbruksredskap som ble funnet opp i Mesopotamia

12 Clues:En elv i Mesopotamia • En veldig rik by i Sumer • Også en elv i Mesopotamia • Den eldste skriften vi vet om • Lå der hvor Irak ligger i dag • Der verdens eldste skrift kommer fra • Et område med de eldste byene i verden • Et sted ved en elv, der et samfunn har oppstått • Denne viktige tingen ble funnet opp i Mesopotamia • ...

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5. Membina perpustakaan diraja di Nineveh.
6. Empayar pertama di dunia adalah kerajaan ___________.
7. Sistem ________ merupakan sistem pemerintahan Mesopotamia. Raja adalah tuhan atau wakil tuhan.
10. Pusat penyimpanan khazanah, pusat ibadat, pusat perdagangan.
12. Raja merupakan ketua pentadbir, ketua tentera, dan ketua ____________.
13. Penciptaan kalendar 12 bulan orang Mesopotamia berasaskan sistem _______.

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1. Sistem tulisan orang Mespotamia. Berbentuk paku liat.
2. Raja _______ menguasai wilayah yang luas. Memaksa rakyat menyembahnya.
3. Menceritakan tentang kepahlawanan, percintaan dan falsafah hidup orang Mesopotamia.
4. Sistem pendidikan Mesopotamia bertujuan melahirkan _________.
5. Ilmu _________ telah memperkenalkan ilmu matematik.
8. Kod Undang-undang Hammurabi berteraskan hak rakyat terhadap _______.
9. Raja _________ mewujudkan empayar pertama di dunia.
11. Ilmu perubatan kerajaan Assyria mementingkan penggunaan ubatan _________.

14 Clues:Membina perpustakaan diraja di Nineveh. • Ilmu _________ telah memperkenalkan ilmu matematik. • Raja _________ mewujudkan empayar pertama di dunia. • Sistem tulisan orang Mespotamia. Berbentuk paku liat. • Empayar pertama di dunia adalah kerajaan ___________. • Pusat penyimpanan khazanah, pusat ibadat, pusat perdagangan. • ...

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2. a wheeled horse-drawn cart
5. more than needed
7. human-made waterways
9. the science of building
13. the worship of many gods
14. long poems that tell stories of heros

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1. the most famous Chaldean king
2. consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
3. a pyramid shaped temple tower
4. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
6. picture symbols
8. a set of letters that can be combined to form words
10. the world's first system of writing
11. effect
12. land with different terrotories and peoples under a single rule

15 Clues:effect • picture symbols • more than needed • human-made waterways • the science of building • the worship of many gods • a wheeled horse-drawn cart • the most famous Chaldean king • a pyramid shaped temple tower • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • the world's first system of writing • long poems that tell stories of heros • a set of letters that can be combined to form words • ...

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5. one of the rivers on the sides if Mesopotamia that starts with E
7. eye for an eye what is the saying that calls for the punishment to be equal to the crime
12. A large arc with fertail farmlands
14. how ganged control of Babylon
15. people who performed religious ceremonies

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1. the worship of many gods
2. These people conquered the Assyrians
3. This person conquered the Persians
4. land with different territories and people under a single ruler
6. Sumerians language
8. created the worlds first advanced society
9. land between 2 rivers
10. This is a black block that shows the law
11. pyramid temples are in one for the gods
13. These people came to power after the Chaldeans

15 Clues:Sumerians language • land between 2 rivers • the worship of many gods • how ganged control of Babylon • This person conquered the Persians • A large arc with fertail farmlands • These people conquered the Assyrians • pyramid temples are in one for the gods • This is a black block that shows the law • created the worlds first advanced society • ...

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4. What was big in Mesopotamia?
6. What happened frequently between city states and other empires?
8. Where was Mesopotamia located?
9. There were 282 created
10. Early records show that they used to tell the time?
12. Who ruled during the Babylonian Empire?
13. Who had unusually a lot of rights?
14. What made great soil for growing crops?

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1. systems What did they make to get water?
2. Name a modern day country that is on the fertile crescent.
3. What sea is the fertile crescent touching?
5. Who was on the top of the social ranks and a frequent leader?
6. They invented which would help trade, and everyday life
7. Who were on the bottom of the social ladders?
11. What was their type of writing called?

15 Clues:There were 282 created • What was big in Mesopotamia? • Where was Mesopotamia located? • Who had unusually a lot of rights? • What was their type of writing called? • Who ruled during the Babylonian Empire? • What made great soil for growing crops? • systems What did they make to get water? • What sea is the fertile crescent touching? • ...

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2. an area on earth with common physical features
5. wedge shape writing
9. to defeat of another group
10. rich soil
11. the land between to rivers
12. area of flat land
13. or craftspeople such as potters and weavers

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1. to exchange good and service to others
3. is a city that is individual unit complete with its own government and traditions
4. worship many gods
5. a set law established by Hammurabi
6. large territory
7. watering crops
8. area of high flat land
14. a professional writer

15 Clues:rich soil • watering crops • large territory • worship many gods • area of flat land • wedge shape writing • a professional writer • area of high flat land • to defeat of another group • the land between to rivers • a set law established by Hammurabi • to exchange good and service to others • or craftspeople such as potters and weavers • an area on earth with common physical features • ...

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2. Gods and goddesses.
4. Large temple.
5. A belief in many gods.
6. A person who travels from place to place without permanent home.
12. Worker who is skilled at making something.
13. Taming and keep an animal for a pet or farming.
14. A long poem that tells a story of heroes and adventure.
15. A writing tool made from a reed that scribes used.

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1. A system of writing.
3. Studies artifacts from human history.
7. Left behind by humans throughout history.
8. A person trained in writing.
9. The land between the rivers.
10. A belief that there is only one god.
11. Exchange goods or services.

15 Clues:Large temple. • Gods and goddesses. • A system of writing. • A belief in many gods. • Exchange goods or services. • A person trained in writing. • The land between the rivers. • A belief that there is only one god. • Studies artifacts from human history. • Left behind by humans throughout history. • Worker who is skilled at making something. • ...

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3. Ruling a territory for gain
7. Cultivating plants and animals
8. When ice covered the Earth
10. human society based on agriculture
12. A major city in Sumer
15. An area of Mesopotamia
17. The system of controlling organisms
18. Time When agriculture was predominant
21. A small community of people
22. Living in one place
23. First known writing system
24. Study of Earth's physical features

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1. What is modern-day Iraq
2. An advanced human society
4. Large structures built in civilizations
5. An organized society by region
6. The production of excess food
9. Life similar to agricultural life
11. Breeding of plants or animals
13. The ancestor of corn
14. Control the flow of water
16. A center of population
19. The people who control civilization
20. A region in Mesopotamia
25. The study of the past

25 Clues:Living in one place • The ancestor of corn • A major city in Sumer • The study of the past • An area of Mesopotamia • A center of population • What is modern-day Iraq • A region in Mesopotamia • An advanced human society • Control the flow of water • When ice covered the Earth • First known writing system • Ruling a territory for gain • A small community of people • ...

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3. Ciutat de Sumeria
6. Rei de Mesopotàmia
9. primeres formes d'escriptura que eren dibuixos senzills
11. Sembla ser que van ser els primers en utilirzar-la
12. Temple típic de Mesopotàmia
14. Ajudaven als sacerdots en les tasques administratives
16. Feina de la majoria de gent
17. suport sobre on escrivien

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1. Vivien els els ziggurats
2. Regió dels sumeris
4. habitants de Sumer
5. Ciutat de Mesopotàmia, nom també d'un imperi
7. Vol dir entre dos rius
8. Feina de la majoria de gent
10. Riu a l'esquerre de Mesopotàmia
13. Nom de l'escrpitura de Mesopotàmia
15. Riu a la dreta de Mesopotàmia

17 Clues:Ciutat de Sumeria • Regió dels sumeris • habitants de Sumer • Rei de Mesopotàmia • Vol dir entre dos rius • Vivien els els ziggurats • suport sobre on escrivien • Feina de la majoria de gent • Temple típic de Mesopotàmia • Feina de la majoria de gent • Riu a la dreta de Mesopotàmia • Riu a l'esquerre de Mesopotàmia • Nom de l'escrpitura de Mesopotàmia • ...

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1. The ruler of na empire.
4. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
8. a document with 282 laws that dealed with every day life.
11. A group of terrotories under one government.
12. to supply water t an erea.
13. a carage used in war.
15. adevice used to spin clay around while its being shaped.

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2. A city and all the farmland around it.
3. mespopotamias nickname.
5. The ruler who built the first empire.
6. a person who does richuals.
7. a pyramid-shped temple that people go to to give daily sacrifices to their gods.
9. The science of building.
10. tool farmers used to make the soil plantable.
14. man-made waterways.
16. long poems that tell stoies about people.

16 Clues:man-made waterways. • a carage used in war. • The ruler of na empire. • mespopotamias nickname. • The science of building. • to supply water t an erea. • a person who does richuals. • The ruler who built the first empire. • A city and all the farmland around it. • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. • long poems that tell stoies about people. • ...

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1. a U or V shaped entrance
3. they used these to block water so 6they could have a bigger source of it
7. this includes all crops and all livestock
11. the people of Mesopotamia fought over __________ to give to there plants and to drink
12. the river on the right
14. the river on the left
15. the people of Mesopotamia dug_________ to water their crops and livestock
16. the bottom of the standard of Ur was mostly for

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2. a _______ is something that is a social unit of any size that shares common values
4. the number of people or living things in a given area
5. the ____________ were used by the Mesopotamians to worship
6. the standard of_______ was found in ancient Sumer
8. this was used for farmers to water their plants
9. this was a box with strings attached that made sound like an instrument
10. the top of the standard of Ur was for mostly ________
13. The ancient summers built these on the sides of the river to prevent flooding\

16 Clues:the river on the left • the river on the right • a U or V shaped entrance • this includes all crops and all livestock • this was used for farmers to water their plants • the bottom of the standard of Ur was mostly for • the standard of_______ was found in ancient Sumer • the number of people or living things in a given area • ...

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2. of labor the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
5. people whop performed religious ceremonies
8. a city
9. picture symbols
12. long poems that tell the stories of heroes
13. hierarchy the division of society by rank or class
15. more then needed

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1. crescent a large arc of rich or fertile farmland
3. a way of supplying water to an area of land
4. a land with diffident territories and peoples under a single rule
6. writer
7. the worship of many gods
10. state a consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
11. human made water ways
14. a mixture of rich soil ad tiny rocks

15 Clues:writer • a city • picture symbols • more then needed • human made water ways • the worship of many gods • a mixture of rich soil ad tiny rocks • people whop performed religious ceremonies • long poems that tell the stories of heroes • a way of supplying water to an area of land • crescent a large arc of rich or fertile farmland • hierarchy the division of society by rank or class • ...

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3. human-made waterways
4. or extra
8. Chaldean king
9. people who performed religious ceremonies
10. between Tigris and Euphrates
13. a wheeled horse-drawn cart
15. long poems

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1. code 282 laws in it
2. is a set of letters that can be combine
5. or picture symbols
6. or written
7. the world's first system
11. or land with different territories and people
12. dagger found in a royal tomb
14. mixture of rich soil

15 Clues:or extra • or written • long poems • Chaldean king • or picture symbols • code 282 laws in it • human-made waterways • mixture of rich soil • the world's first system • a wheeled horse-drawn cart • between Tigris and Euphrates • dagger found in a royal tomb • is a set of letters that can be combine • people who performed religious ceremonies • or land with different territories and people

Mesopotamia2016-11-28

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1. writer
5. pyramid shaped temple tower
8. human-made waterways
10. science of building
11. people who performed religious ceremonies
13. world's first system of writing
14. mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
15. city

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2. a way of supplying water to an area of land
3. larger area
4. countryside
6. crescent; large area of rich or fertile farm land
7. picture symbols
9. worship of many gods
12. more than needed

15 Clues:city • writer • larger area • countryside • picture symbols • more than needed • science of building • human-made waterways • worship of many gods • pyramid shaped temple tower • world's first system of writing • mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • people who performed religious ceremonies • a way of supplying water to an area of land • crescent; large area of rich or fertile farm land

Mesopotamia2020-04-23

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4. human society with its well developed social organizations or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
5. The Sumerians had a …… religion.
7. People who belong to a hereditary class of social or political status.
8. It is a writing utensil or small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, incpottery
9. The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria.
10. A building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions.
12. the Mesopotamian step pyramid
13. The new capital, a huge commercial centre.

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1. The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia
2. The easters of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other is Euphrates.
3. A form of government where the king rule.
5. Hammurabi's Code determined different..... .It is form of rough treatment.
6. A man who has been deprived of his freedom and has become the property of someone else.
8. The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia
11. It is a writing form, wich was developed by the ancient Sumerians

15 Clues:the Mesopotamian step pyramid • The Sumerians had a …… religion. • A form of government where the king rule. • The new capital, a huge commercial centre. • The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia • The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia • The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria. • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia2012-11-18

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2. people that worked for the king for at least three years
5. an ancient country named after "land between two rivers'
9. canals and ditches that bring water to dry land
10. a river that boardered the other side of mesopopatamia
13. a pen made out of grass
14. to learn to train and use animals for work
16. when people bought other things with their crops

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1. a water system that helped people
3. land for watering and planting crops
4. a writer in early mesopotamia
6. a temple where the kings stay and people prey to their god
7. people who work in big fields and plant crops
8. a ruler of a city or country
11. souls or spirits that people prayed to
12. when people made more and more tools in early mesopotamia
15. a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia

16 Clues:a pen made out of grass • a ruler of a city or country • a writer in early mesopotamia • a water system that helped people • land for watering and planting crops • souls or spirits that people prayed to • to learn to train and use animals for work • people who work in big fields and plant crops • a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia • ...

Ancient Mesopotamia2012-11-18

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5. a ruler of a city or country
6. people who work in big fields and plant crops
7. when people made more and more tools in early mesopotamia
10. land for watering and planting crops
13. souls or spirits that people prayed to
15. a temple where the kings stay and people prey to their god
16. a writer in early mesopotamia

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1. a water system that helped people
2. a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia
3. to learn to train and use animals for work
4. canals and ditches that bring water to dry land
8. an ancient country named after "land between two rivers'
9. people that worked for the king for at least three years
11. a river that boardered the other side of mesopopatamia
12. when people bought other things with their crops
14. a pen made out of grass

16 Clues:a pen made out of grass • a ruler of a city or country • a writer in early mesopotamia • a water system that helped people • land for watering and planting crops • souls or spirits that people prayed to • to learn to train and use animals for work • a river that bordered one side of mesopotamia • people who work in big fields and plant crops • ...

SOBRE MESOPOTAMIA Y EGIPTO2021-11-28

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2. Principal material de los edificios egipcios.
4. Nombre de uno de los ríos que fertilizaban Mesopotamia.
6. Nombre dado a una ciudad-estado cuando conquistaba a otras muchas y se expandía.
11. Construcción o infraestructura hidráulica para llegar el agua a los cultivos
14. Principal edificio de los templos mesopotámicos
16. Creación mesopotámica arquitectónica, cuyo principal tipo es el de medio punto.
18. Nombre del río principal de Mesopotamia situado más al este (oriente).
19. Material de construcción usado por los mesopotámicos.
20. Material usado por los mesopotámicos para construir cociéndose en hornos
22. Nombre que significa tierra entre ríos
25. Lo que daban los campesinos a los dueños de las tierras (sacerdotes y reyes) a cambio de trabajar sus tierras.
27. Elemento más bajo de la sociedad en Egipto y Mesopotamia.
29. Lo que rodea a Egipto por el sur, este y oeste.
30. Pueblo que inventó la escritura.
32. Elemento de sosten extraño en la arquitectura mesopotámica y común en la egipcia.
33. parte más sagrada de los templos egipcios donde habitaba el dios.
34. Nombre del rey acadio que invadió todas las ciudades-estado sumerias.
35. Palabra que completa la frase; el faraón no era un simple hombre sino que eran considerado también un _____
36. Nombre del persa que conquisto Babilonia y toda Mesopotamia.
37. Principal rey babilónico, famoso por crear el código legal más completo conocido de Mesopotamia.
41. Ciudad-estado sumeria
42. Palabra que falta de la etapa egipcia en que se produjeron las invasiones de nubios, sirios, persas, griegos y romanos, llamada ______ Imperio.
43. Pueblo que invadió Egipto a final del Imperio medio.
44. Elemento sostenido creado por los mesopotámicos, alargando un arco sobre un eje.
46. Palabra que es la base del derecho mesopotámico, la ley del _________________.
47. Elemento arrastrado por los ríos que es la base de la fertilidad de las tierras en Egipto y Mesopotamia.
48. Elemento surgido en las ciudades para protegerse de la belicosidad creciente.
51. Primer faraón que unificó el alto y bajo Egipto.

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1. Elemento de los templos egipcios de acceso solo para sacerdotes y élite, que empieza por sala ________.
3. Característica o rasgo de las sociedades egipcia y mesopotámica.
5. Nombre del principal líder asirio
7. Capital egipcia durante el Imperio Medio y el Imperio Nuevo.
8. Templo egipcio que es la principal construcción del Imperio medio.
9. Río que atraviesa Egipto y cuyas inundaciones era la clave de su riqueza.
10. Nombre de los que cuidan a los dioses.
12. Animal mítico con cuerpo de león y cabeza de hombre, que se sitúa al inicio de los templos egipcios.
13. Palabra que completa la zona o región situada al final del río Nilo, llamada ________ Egipto.
15. Nombre dado a los grandes muros en talud o con la base más grande que esl resto.
17. Principal cultivo realizado en Mesopotamia y Egipto.
21. Construcción o infraestructua, usada para controlar las inundaciones.
23. Faraón que intentó implantar el monoteísmo.
24. Nombre de los primeros líderes en Mesopotamia
26. Periodo del año en que se producen principalmente las inundaciones del Nilo en Egipto.
27. Pertenecían a los funcionarios en Mesopotamia y Egipto
28. Tipo de cubrición plana de los edificios egipcios.
31. Los que ayudan a los reyes o faraones en Mesopotamia y Egipto para ayudarles en sus funciones.
37. Tipo de tumba egipcia excavada en la roca.
38. Capital egipcia del Imperio Antiguo
39. Objeto que los egipcios y mesopotámicos lograban comerciando al no tenerlo.
40. Uno de los principales edificios de la arquitectura mesopotámica, que es residencia de los reyes, además de almacén, cuartel y sede de la administración.
45. Tipo de tumba egipcia que evoluciono de la mastaba.
49. Una de las principales ciudades del Imperio Asirio.
50. Principal elemento de sostén, para sujetar, en la arquitectura mesopotámica

53 Clues:Ciudad-estado sumeria • Pueblo que inventó la escritura. • Nombre del principal líder asirio • Capital egipcia del Imperio Antiguo • Nombre de los que cuidan a los dioses. • Nombre que significa tierra entre ríos • Tipo de tumba egipcia excavada en la roca. • Faraón que intentó implantar el monoteísmo. • Principal material de los edificios egipcios. • ...

Mesopotamia2020-08-24

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2. Belief in many gods
4. These acted as independent countries from each other
8. Means "between two rivers"
10. 1st form of written language
11. leader of mesopotamian gods

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1. 1st ruling group of mesopotamia
3. massive structures that were for places of worship
5. belief that rule was by divine right
6. created 282 laws that brings stability to mesopotamia
7. Ruler of Akkadians who united mesopotamia
8. creating things through heating and combigning metals
9. educated to read and write Mesopotamia writing

12 Clues:Belief in many gods • Means "between two rivers" • leader of mesopotamian gods • 1st form of written language • 1st ruling group of mesopotamia • belief that rule was by divine right • Ruler of Akkadians who united mesopotamia • educated to read and write Mesopotamia writing • massive structures that were for places of worship • ...

Ang Sinaunang Kabihasnan ng Mesopotamia2018-07-23

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1. dito unang ginamit ang sistema ng panukat at timbang
4. unang pinagamitan ng gulong
5. dito nakipag-alyansiya ang mga Hittie na nagdulot ng pag-aalsa ng mga kaalyado nito
7. malawak na lambak ilog
10. pinunong Assyrian na unang nagpagawa ng silid-aklatan
12. isa sa mga kambal na ilog sa Mesopotamia
13. kakulangan ng Mesopotamia
14. ang unang nakadiskubre nito ay mga Hittite
15. hari ng Akkadia na nagtatag ng kauna-unahang imperyo sa daigdig

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2. lupain sa pagitan ng dalawang ilog
3. haring Chaldean na nagpagawa ng Hanging GArdens of BAbylon
6. sistema ng pagsulat na nabuo sa Sumer
8. ginagamit sa Mesopotamia sa paggawa ng mga bahay
9. isa sa mga batayan nito ay ang pagkakaroon ng sistema ng pagsulat
11. pinuno ng Babylon na unang nagpatupad ng batas

15 Clues:malawak na lambak ilog • kakulangan ng Mesopotamia • unang pinagamitan ng gulong • lupain sa pagitan ng dalawang ilog • sistema ng pagsulat na nabuo sa Sumer • isa sa mga kambal na ilog sa Mesopotamia • ang unang nakadiskubre nito ay mga Hittite • pinuno ng Babylon na unang nagpatupad ng batas • ginagamit sa Mesopotamia sa paggawa ng mga bahay • ...

Mesopotamia2014-10-14

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2. to defeat of another group
3. a set law established by Hammurabi
6. an area on earth with common physical features
7. large territory
8. wedge shape writing
11. watering crops
13. a professional writer
14. or craftspeople such as potters and weavers
15. rich soil

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1. worship many gods
4. the land between to rivers
5. to exchange good and service to others
9. area of flat land
10. is a city that is individual unit complete with its own government and traditions
12. area of high flat land

15 Clues:rich soil • watering crops • large territory • worship many gods • area of flat land • wedge shape writing • a professional writer • area of high flat land • to defeat of another group • the land between to rivers • a set law established by Hammurabi • to exchange good and service to others • or craftspeople such as potters and weavers • an area on earth with common physical features • ...

mesopotamia2015-10-16

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2. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
3. people who perform religious ceremonies
5. the science of building
9. the worship of many Gods
13. city

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1. pyramid shaped temple tower
3. picture symbols
4. writer
5. a set of letters used to make words
6. the world's first system of writing
7. long poems that tell stories of humans
8. more than needed
10. land with different territories and people under a single rule
11. ruler of a kingdom or empire
12. countryside

15 Clues:city • writer • countryside • picture symbols • more than needed • the science of building • the worship of many Gods • pyramid shaped temple tower • ruler of a kingdom or empire • a set of letters used to make words • the world's first system of writing • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • long poems that tell stories of humans • people who perform religious ceremonies • ...

Mesopotamia2016-09-23

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6. Countryside
7. A ruler of kingdom or an empire
9. Set of letters that can be combined to form a word
10. The worship of god or goddesses
11. More then actually needed
13. Picture Symbols
15. A long poem about a hero

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1. Akkad's King
2. Pyramid shaped temple tower
3. A wheeled, horse drawn cart used for battle
4. City
5. Uruk's king
8. City but country all around it
12. Writer
14. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

15 Clues:City • Writer • Uruk's king • Countryside • Akkad's King • Picture Symbols • A long poem about a hero • More then actually needed • Pyramid shaped temple tower • City but country all around it • A ruler of kingdom or an empire • The worship of god or goddesses • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • A wheeled, horse drawn cart used for battle • ...

Mesopotamia2016-09-21

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1. Someone who writes books by hand
3. Sumerian writing
5. The city
6. To have a large amount of something
8. A mixture of Gravel,Dirt,and Mud
10. A horse drawn wagon
11. Watering crops
14. A temple made for god

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2. A kingdom ruled by one person
3. A large water way
4. A section of land between 2 rivers
7. Belief in more than 1 god
9. A picture used for a word or phrase
12. Someone authorized to preform sacred rituals
13. The country side

15 Clues:The city • Watering crops • Sumerian writing • The country side • A large water way • A horse drawn wagon • A temple made for god • Belief in more than 1 god • A kingdom ruled by one person • Someone who writes books by hand • A mixture of Gravel,Dirt,and Mud • A section of land between 2 rivers • To have a large amount of something • A picture used for a word or phrase • ...

Mesopotamia2016-09-21

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2. City
5. A group from the Syrian Desert
7. a way of supplying water to an area of land
8. each worker specializes in a particular job or task
9. Country-side
10. The most famous Chaldean King
13. a city and all the country-side around it
14. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates river.

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1. A group from northern Mesopotamia
3. Lived north of sumer but not sumerians
4. a large arc of rich, or fertile farmland
6. Uruk's kings
11. Land with different territories and people under a single rule
12. human made waterways
15. a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

15 Clues:City • Uruk's kings • Country-side • human made waterways • The most famous Chaldean King • A group from the Syrian Desert • A group from northern Mesopotamia • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • Lived north of sumer but not sumerians • a large arc of rich, or fertile farmland • a city and all the country-side around it • a way of supplying water to an area of land • ...

Mesopotamia2020-12-07

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2. large territory of land ruled by one ruler
5. The world's first writing system
6. Mesopotamians needed timber and metals
8. Built the Hanging _______ of Babylon
11. A belief in many gods
13. The people _________ and used money
14. They used this resource to build and make pottery

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1. Stringed musical instrument played by Mesopotamians
2. Mesopotamians had a surplus of grains and tools
3. The crops of Mesopotamia were barley, dates, and...
4. Kings and Priests were in the _______ class
7. Means land between the rivers
9. Invention that improved transportation
10. A large structure with a temple at its peak
12. Slaves and criminals were in the _______ class

15 Clues:A belief in many gods • Means land between the rivers • The world's first writing system • The people _________ and used money • Built the Hanging _______ of Babylon • Mesopotamians needed timber and metals • Invention that improved transportation • large territory of land ruled by one ruler • Kings and Priests were in the _______ class • ...

Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzle2015-04-21

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4. first set of written laws
6. man-made hills that were prayed upon and the home of gods
7. the world's largest suppliers of ____
8. the observation of stars and other planets
9. what is modern day Mesopotamia called
12. particularly great land for farming especially around water

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1. vehicle used for transportation on water
2. top of the Mesopotamian social structure
3. rivers which Mesopotamia grew around
5. land between two rivers
10. round object used for early transportation
11. the main religion in Mesopotamia

12 Clues:land between two rivers • first set of written laws • the main religion in Mesopotamia • rivers which Mesopotamia grew around • the world's largest suppliers of ____ • what is modern day Mesopotamia called • vehicle used for transportation on water • top of the Mesopotamian social structure • the observation of stars and other planets • ...

6th Grade RTI2021-11-12

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2. the name of towns in ancient Mesopotamia
3. super hero of Ancient Mesopotamia
5. Shows events in chronological order
9. what is collected during research or an experiment
10. the month of Veterans Day
12. type of chart that uses bars to show information

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1. someone who has served in the military
4. person who could read and write
5. one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia
6. the highest military honor
7. a period of time
8. name of writing from Ancient Mesopotamia
11. one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia

13 Clues:a period of time • the month of Veterans Day • the highest military honor • person who could read and write • super hero of Ancient Mesopotamia • Shows events in chronological order • one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia • one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia • someone who has served in the military • the name of towns in ancient Mesopotamia • ...

Mesopotamia Review2020-12-17

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3. a form of social organization of large groups of people that first arose in ancient Mesopotamia
6. the land between the rivers
7. pyramid shaped Temple
10. the technology by which most food was produced in ancient Mesopotamia
11. Babylonian King who first codified law on a large scale

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1. a system of distributing water to crops
2. wedge-shaped writing system on clay tablets
4. militarily aggressive Mesopotamian city-state
5. city-state that founded the first major library
8. a river on the northern border of Mesopotamia
9. a river on the southern border of Mesopotamia

11 Clues:pyramid shaped Temple • the land between the rivers • a system of distributing water to crops • wedge-shaped writing system on clay tablets • militarily aggressive Mesopotamian city-state • a river on the northern border of Mesopotamia • a river on the southern border of Mesopotamia • city-state that founded the first major library • ...

Mesopotamia2013-09-25

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2. crescent Where was Mesopotamia located?
4. Who were on the bottom of the social ladders?
5. What happened frequently between city states and other empires?
6. They invented which would help trade, and everyday life
8. What was their type of writing called?
9. What sea is the fertile crescent touching?
11. What was big in Mesopotamia?
12. Who was on the top of the social ranks and a frequent leader?
13. What made great soil for growing crops?
14. Name a modern day country that is on the fertile crescent.

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1. systems What did they make to get water?
3. There were 282 created
5. Who had unusually a lot of rights?
7. Who ruled during the Babylonian Empire?
10. Early records show that they used to tell the time?"

15 Clues:There were 282 created • What was big in Mesopotamia? • Who had unusually a lot of rights? • What was their type of writing called? • crescent Where was Mesopotamia located? • Who ruled during the Babylonian Empire? • What made great soil for growing crops? • systems What did they make to get water? • What sea is the fertile crescent touching? • ...

Mesopotamia2016-09-29

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4. Gods
5. Houses
7. Assyrians
9. Poem
10. Chaldean
12. Law
13. Goddesses
14. Kingdom

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1. Rock
2. Punishment
3. Garden
6. Water
8. Horse
9. River
11. Writing

15 Clues:Law • Rock • Gods • Poem • Water • Horse • River • Garden • Houses • Writing • Kingdom • Chaldean • Assyrians • Goddesses • Punishment

Mesopotamia2020-11-08

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2. wealth sent from one country or ruler to another
5. fertile soil
6. self-governing regions/district area
7. first form of writing system
10. shorter river but swifter
11. river is easier to tap for irrigation
12. worship many gods
13. wall of earth built to prevent river from flooding
14. earliest known civilization
15. craft person

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1. large pyramid shape temple
3. supplying land with water by canals and levees
4. fertile stip of land
8. person makes money by trading and selling goods
9. person specialized in writing

15 Clues:fertile soil • craft person • worship many gods • fertile stip of land • shorter river but swifter • large pyramid shape temple • earliest known civilization • first form of writing system • person specialized in writing • self-governing regions/district area • river is easier to tap for irrigation • supplying land with water by canals and levees • ...

Mesopotamia2020-04-23

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4. human society with its well developed social organizations or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
5. The Sumerians had a …… religion.
7. People who belong to a hereditary class of social or political status.
8. It is a writing utensil or small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, incpottery
9. The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria.
10. A building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions.
12. the Mesopotamian step pyramid
13. The new capital, a huge commercial centre.

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1. The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia
2. The easters of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other is Euphrates.
3. A form of government where the king rule.
5. Hammurabi's Code determined different..... .It is form of rough treatment.
6. A man who has been deprived of his freedom and has become the property of someone else.
8. The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia
11. It is a writing form, wich was developed by the ancient Sumerians

15 Clues:the Mesopotamian step pyramid • The Sumerians had a …… religion. • A form of government where the king rule. • The new capital, a huge commercial centre. • The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia • The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia • The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria. • ...

Mesopotamia2020-04-23

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4. The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria.
10. human society with its well developed social organizations or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
11. The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia
13. The Sumerians had a …… religion.
14. A form of government where the king rule.

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1. A building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions.
2. A man who has been deprived of his freedom and has become the property of someone else.
3. It is a writing utensil or small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, incpottery
5. Hammurabi's Code determined different..... .It is form of rough treatment.
6. The new capital, a huge commercial centre.
7. The easters of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other is Euphrates.
8. the Mesopotamian step pyramid
9. It is a writing form, wich was developed by the ancient Sumerians
12. People who belong to a hereditary class of social or political status.
15. The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia

15 Clues:the Mesopotamian step pyramid • The Sumerians had a …… religion. • A form of government where the king rule. • The new capital, a huge commercial centre. • The first ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia • The first civilization we believed that emerged in Mesopotamia • The first .... that was ever discovered was 3500 BCE in Sumeria. • ...

Mesopotamia2021-09-13

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2. land with different territories and people under a single ruler
4. mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
6. a central city and surrounding countryside
7. worlds first form of writing
8. long poems that tell the stories of heroes
10. way of supplying water to an area
12. someone whos job is to write things down
13. a pyramid shaped temple
15. another name for what is modern day Iraq

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1. large arc of rich fertile farmland
3. a religion where multiple gods are worshipped
5. code set of 282 laws that dealt with every aspect of daily life
9. dividing people into groups bases on social standing or money
11. workers specialize in a specific task
14. people who perform religious ceremonies

15 Clues:a pyramid shaped temple • worlds first form of writing • way of supplying water to an area • large arc of rich fertile farmland • mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • workers specialize in a specific task • people who perform religious ceremonies • someone whos job is to write things down • another name for what is modern day Iraq • ...

Homework Pathway : Key Terms2016-02-01

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2. an Ancient Greek poem about the Trojan war.
3. the following of Confucius's teachings.
8. making something useful to man.
9. a line of rulership in a family.
11. killed by his brother out of jealousy.
12. earliest civilization in Mesopotamia.
13. the study of mankind.
16. "the land between two rivers"
17. a government ruled by the rich.
18. people who don't have a permanent home.
19. the first female Egyptian ruler.

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1. a way of thinking or reasoning.
4. the point where one reaches total enlightenment.
5. known as Buddha.
6. a place of worship (a temple) in Mesopotamia.
7. India's social ranks.
9. government ran by the people.
10. before records were kept.
14. to be removed from your society.
15. A type of religion that believes there are multiple gods.

20 Clues:known as Buddha. • India's social ranks. • the study of mankind. • before records were kept. • government ran by the people. • "the land between two rivers" • a way of thinking or reasoning. • making something useful to man. • a government ruled by the rich. • a line of rulership in a family. • to be removed from your society. • the first female Egyptian ruler. • ...

Mesopotamia - The "Cradle of Civilization"2019-02-05

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1. In later Mesopotamia, both priests and __________ were the most important individuals in the kingdom.
3. a period when not enough rain or snow fall in an area
7. the science of growing crops and raising livestock, which led to the beginning of civilizations
10. probably the first area of civilization, located in southern Mesopotamia
11. the rich soil left behind by floods, which helped Mesopotamian farmers grow large crops
12. a king who had all his laws carved into stone
13. Early Mesopotamians recognized their religious leaders, or __________ , as the ruler(s) of the kingdom.
14. the Greek term for "land between two rivers"
17. The capital of modern-day Iraq (Baghdad) is located on this river.
18. Houses in Mesopotamia had to be built using mud and __________.
19. the capital of the Babylonian Empire, which was located on the Euphrates River
20. a system of writing created by the Ancient Sumerians
22. a mixture of copper and tin, first used by the Ancient Mesopotamian culture
23. new ideas or tools created to make life easier or better
25. term for a community that included a city and its nearby farmlands
26. Hammurabi's __________ is believed to be the first complete set of written rules
27. a high temple built in steps, made to look like a mountain to please the gods

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2. the study of earth's land/water forms, climates, and effects of human interaction around the world
4. a belief in many gods
5. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into the __________ Gulf.
6. In Mesopotamia, social __________ were determined mostly by peoples'jobs and/or levels of importance.
8. an establishment of people with advanced culture and technology
9. The Tigris and __________ Rivers provided Mesopotamia with important resources.
15. prisoners of war, poor people, or children whose parents had died
16. a system of canals and dams used by farmers to water fields
21. a word that means able to support life; ex: rich crop land
23. Rivers were an important resource for watering crops and also provided traders with a way to __________ goods to buyers.
24. The region between the two major rivers of the region was also known as the "Fertile __________" because of its curved shape.
28. Ancient Mesopotamia was located where __________ (country) is located today.

29 Clues:a belief in many gods • the Greek term for "land between two rivers" • a king who had all his laws carved into stone • a system of writing created by the Ancient Sumerians • a period when not enough rain or snow fall in an area • new ideas or tools created to make life easier or better • a word that means able to support life; ex: rich crop land • ...

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4. rich soil, good for growing
5. wedge-shaped writing formed in wet clay
6. city-state that was the location of the first major library
8. a river on the northern border of Mesopotamia's fertile crescent
10. a system of distributing water to crops
11. the land between the rivers
13. a complex human society, usually made up of different cities,that first arose in ancient Mesopotamia
14. One of two major city-states in early Mesopotamia (the other one is Akkad).
17. a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government
18. an area with common physical features
20. to defeat
21. a river on the southern border of Mesopotamia's fertile crescent
22. a professional writer
23. the ruling family of an empire

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1. the worship of many gods
2. Babylonian King who first codified law on a large scale
3. the technology by which most food was produced in ancient Mesopotamia
7. a craftsperson
9. aggressive Mesopotamian city-state known for its warrior culture
12. the worship of one god
15. large territory of many places all under one ruler
16. a huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms
19. an organized community with established rules and traditions

23 Clues:to defeat • a craftsperson • a professional writer • the worship of one god • the worship of many gods • rich soil, good for growing • the land between the rivers • the ruling family of an empire • an area with common physical features • wedge-shaped writing formed in wet clay • a system of distributing water to crops • large territory of many places all under one ruler • ...

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3. Crescent a curved region, with rich soil in the Middle East where one of the first civilizations developed
6. an area of flat land between the Tigris Euphrates rivers where one of the first civilizations emerged.
8. Akkadian king who united all of the city-states of Mesopotamia under his rule forming the worlds first empire.
9. a city-state in Mesopotamia
10. a city in northern Mesopotamia who's ruler of which conquered all the city-states of Mesopotamia and formed the worlds first empire.

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1. a powerful city-state in southern Mesopotamia
2. 2700B.C. Sumerian king whose adventures were recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh
4. an empire that included all of Mesopotamia as well as some neighboring states.
5. king of Babylon who came to rule all of Mesopotamia and established a written code of laws known as the code of Hammurabi
7. region at the foot of the Zagros mountains in the upper Tigris river valley Ur - an early city-state in Mesopotamia

10 Clues:a city-state in Mesopotamia • a powerful city-state in southern Mesopotamia • 2700B.C. Sumerian king whose adventures were recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh • an empire that included all of Mesopotamia as well as some neighboring states. • an area of flat land between the Tigris Euphrates rivers where one of the first civilizations emerged. • ...

Where Writing Is Believed to Be Invented Crossword

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