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Down: 1) the hardened remains of plants or animals that lived many years ago.3) history or tradition passed along by word of mouth5) objects made by people, such as statues, machines, weapons, pictures used by historians to tell the past6) a grain grown in Mesopotamia, used in the making of cereals, bread, etc.7) a skilled craftsperson, such as a potter or jeweler.8) description of an event as truthfully as possible by using books and articles to gain information9) the first known system of laws to be written down11) the time period for which there are no written records15) a kind of pea grown in Mesopotamia, still used to make soup.19) a temple made of thousands of mud bricks and raised high on a platform. It is made in the shape of a terraced pyramid. Across: 2) people who moved from place to place gathering berries, roots, and nuts. When the fruits and animals are gone, they move to another place.4) the study of the human past through artifacts10) comes from the latin word for city. People have different skills and occupations. They also have governments, religions, trades, and keep records.12) a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols that was used in Mesopotamia13) people buy and sell goods by exchanging one item for another.14) an ancient area of fertile soil and important rivers stretching in an arc from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates.16) many different countries brought under the rule of one government17) a method of bringing water to crops.18) most of the artifacts from this time period were made from stone.20) the study of physical characteristics of people and the way they organize societies21) a city that is also an independent state, with its own traditions, government, and laws22) people learned how to grow their own food instead of finding it in the wild.23) first hand account of an event. These sources include original papers and documents, speeches, letters, diaries, and photographs24) an official record keeper who copied records and wrote letters.
 

 

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