Mesopotamian Empires Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• spies : “the king’s eyes and ears,” were _ that made sure the satraps were doing what they were supposed to!
• cuneiform : mesopotamian system of writing
• royal road : a highway system in the persian empire
• hebrews : nebuchadnezzar took thousands of _ back to babylon and kept them captive there for 50 years
• toleration : allowing conquered people to keep customs and beliefs
• fertile crescent : area of rich soil stretching from the mediterranean sea to the persian gulf
• hammurabi : persian law was based on his code of laws.
• darius : the king who created the royal road
• stylus : writing tool made from reeds
• exile : forcing someone out of their homeland
• justice : fair treatment of people
• minted coins : darius was the first emperor to make _ _ which was the official money of the empire.
• cyrus the great : he was the first ruler of the persian empire
• provinces : persian empire was divided into 20 smaller units called _
• tribute : money paid to an emperor for protection
• emperor : a person who rules an empire
• iran : persia was located in the modern day country of?
• babylon : capital city of the chaldeans
• satrap : persian governors