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Across 2. the Tigris and Euphrates rivers end here 4. King who ruled the Babylonian empire and created the first written laws 7. more of something that is needed/more than enough 9. a belief in many gods and goddesses 10. when you disobey or do something wrong you get a------------ 11. an important temple shaped like a mountain 13. used by the Assyrians to break down the walls of their enemies 14. when it rains too much this can happen 15. Books were written on clay----------------. 16. a set of written rules for people to obey 17. many different peoples and lands controlled by one ruler 20. a city with its nearby farmlands 22. cruel and warlike people who created a large empire 26. a system of writing 27. a place where lots of books are kept 29. a tax people pay to a ruler for protection 30. period of little precipitation or rainfall 31. a person who is not free 32. the king of the Akkadians

Down 1. important river in Mesopotamia 3. large moon shaped area in Mesopotamia 5. the chief god of the Assyrians 6. land between 2 rivers 8. climate that is hot and dry 12. flat land near a river 18. fair (just) treatment for everyone 19. the Assyrian capital that contained a big library 21. the first empire in Mesopotamia 23. a person specialized in writing 24. feritle soil deposited by rivers 25. "An eye for an-------------" 28. first civilization