Every Sumerian (a)   particularly honored a specific god or goddess.

King Sargon conquered the Sumerians and expanded his (a)   to the south.

The citizens paid their annual (a)   to the king once each year.

Plants grow best in (a)   soil that is rich in nutrients.

The king's wheeled (a)   was pulled by two horses.

The Mesopotamians built strong (a)   to hold back the flooding river.

Priests were powerful members of (a)   in ancient Mesopotamia.

The floods left behind very fine, rich (a)   .

In Sumerian (a)   , people believed that gods controlled many parts of daily life.

Scribes used a tall, thin (a)   to make marks in soft clay.

After the king's death, his son continued the family (a)   and became the new king.

Because of its length, the story of Gilgamesh is considered a(n) (a)   .

The Sumerians built (a)   to honor their gods.

The (a)   wrote to keep records for the government and businesses.

able to support the growth of many plants; capable of producing new life

(a)  

small particles of rock, minerals, and soil carried in water

(a)  

a wall or barrier built to prevent flooding

(a)  

a self-governing city that controls the land around it

(a)  

the religious belief in many gods

(a)  

the system of how people interact and live together in a community

(a)  

a Mesopotamian temple with a pyramid shape and staircases on the outside walls

(a)  

a carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by horses or other animals

(a)  

a tall, thin grass used to draw on clay tablets

(a)  

an ancient form of writing that used symbols carved into wet clay tablets

(a)  

a person whose job is copying written information

(a)  

a group of countries or territories controlled by a single leader

(a)  

a series of rulers who are all from the same family

(a)  

payment of money or goods to a ruler from conquered people

(a)  

a long, complex tale that tells the stories of a hero's adventures

(a)  

(a)   is the religious belief in one God.

The collections of Jewish holy writings is the (a)   .

(a)   is an extreme shortage of food that results in widespread hunger.

Someone chosen by God to bring a message to people are called (a)   .

The story of the Israelite's escape from Egypt can be read in the (a)   .

The state of being made to live outside a place as a form of punishment is (a)   .

a (a)   is a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles.

Land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river is called (a)   .

a (a)   is a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt.

A tomb with triangle-shaped sides is called a (a)   .

paper is made from (a)   .

The ancient Egyptian form of writing that used pictures rather than letters is (a)   .

An object used during a past period in history is an (a)   .