Mesopotamian Innovations and Contributions Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• polytheism : the belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion.
• code of hammurabi : the world's oldest complete code of law. created around 1800 bce in babylon, the laws listed crime and punishments.
• patriarchal : a society or family that is based around the males.
• epic of gilgamesh : believed to the world's oldest story that dates back to at least 2100 bc. the story is known to have influence many bible stories.
• cuneiform : one of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind
• babylon : the most famous city-state in mesopotamia.
• social hierarchy : as a system of organizing society into groups and rank order them in order of importance to the society. often uses a pyramd shape
• sumerians : thought to be the first civilization in human history, dating back to 3500bce, this southern mesopotamian group developed many things later groups advanced.
• akkadison empire : a powerful group of central mesopotamia from about 2350 bc to 2050 bc highlighted by the rise of sargon the great.
• priest : religious leaders who often hold a high position on social hierarchy.
• babylonians : the most well known mesopotamian group rose to power around 1800 bce and dominated region until the persians took over in 529 bce.