en CR Kabihasnang Mesopotamia 28 Mesopotamia: Land between two rivers Civilization: Complex Societies Ziggurat: Pyramid temple that soared toward the heaven Hebrew: Ancestors of Jewish people Epic of Gilgamesh: Most famous piece of literature in English Coinage: Was the recognized first place to invent the idea of coins as a medium of exchange. Cyrus: was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Persian: Iranian people Fertile Crescent: crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land. Xerxes: was the fourth of the king of the kings of the Achaemenid Empire. River Valley: A valley eroded or followed by a river. Mazdaism: Is an ancient monotheistic Iranian religion and a religious philosophy. Sumeria: earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Phoenician: was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon. Chaldean: the 11th dynasty of Babylon Neolithic: New stone age Theocracy: Is a form of government in which clergy have official recognition as the civil ruler Cuneiform: First system of writing. Sargon: World's first empire Hittite: the one who invented metals for weapouns Babylonian: was an ancient Akkadian-speaking Semitic state and cultural region based in central-southern Mesopotamia. Empire: Group of many different lands under one ruler. City States: Each sumerian city and lands Sailboat: sumerian's invention; transportation for water Hammurabi: best known for his law of codes Middle Class: Artisans, Merchants,farmers and fishers. Polytheism: Refers to the worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals. Slaves: one of the lower class Dynasty: line of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system but sometimes also appearing in elective republics Abraham: Father of hebrews

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7.	Group of many different lands under one ruler.
8.	Is an ancient monotheistic Iranian religion and a religious philosophy.
10.	Refers to the worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
13.	Ancestors of Jewish people
14.	Was the recognized first place to invent the idea of coins as a medium of exchange.
16.	line of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system but sometimes also appearing in elective republics

17.	Complex Societies
19.	crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land.
25.	the 11th dynasty of Babylon
26.	A valley eroded or followed by a river.
27.	best known for his law of codes

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1.	one of the lower class
2.	Land between two rivers
3.	Father of hebrews
4.	Each sumerian city and lands
5.	Is a form of government in which clergy have official recognition as the civil ruler
6.	was an ancient Akkadian-speaking Semitic state and cultural region based in central-southern Mesopotamia.
9.	sumerian's invention; transportation for water
11.	Pyramid temple that soared toward the heaven
12.	New stone age

13.	the one who invented metals for weapouns
15.	was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
18.	Iranian people
20.	World's first empire
21.	was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon.
22.	First system of writing.
23.	earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
24.	was the fourth of the king of the kings of the Achaemenid Empire.

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Across:

7.	Group of many different lands under one ruler.
8.	Is an ancient monotheistic Iranian religion and a religious philosophy.
10.	Refers to the worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
13.	Ancestors of Jewish people
14.	Was the recognized first place to invent the idea of coins as a medium of exchange.
16.	line of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system but sometimes also appearing in elective republics

17.	Complex Societies
19.	crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land.
25.	the 11th dynasty of Babylon
26.	A valley eroded or followed by a river.
27.	best known for his law of codes

Down:

1.	one of the lower class
2.	Land between two rivers
3.	Father of hebrews
4.	Each sumerian city and lands
5.	Is a form of government in which clergy have official recognition as the civil ruler
6.	was an ancient Akkadian-speaking Semitic state and cultural region based in central-southern Mesopotamia.
9.	sumerian's invention; transportation for water
11.	Pyramid temple that soared toward the heaven
12.	New stone age

13.	the one who invented metals for weapouns
15.	was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
18.	Iranian people
20.	World's first empire
21.	was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon.
22.	First system of writing.
23.	earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
24.	was the fourth of the king of the kings of the Achaemenid Empire.