Mesopotamia

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and smoke (plural) (6)
  2. 7. A mark to indicate a direction or relation (plural) (6)
  3. 8. Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (10)
  4. 9. Strong metal used to make tools and nails (4)
  5. 10. The act of invading (8)
  6. 11. Building where people live (plural) (6)
  7. 15. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates (11)
  8. 16. A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state (4)

Down

  1. 2. A river in southwestern Asia (9)
  2. 3. A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle (plural) (8)
  3. 4. Front part of a vessel or aircraft (plural) (4)
  4. 5. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  5. 6. A member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C (plural) (11)
  6. 12. Weapon with a long sharp blade (plural) (6)
  7. 13. The yield from plants in a single growing season (plural) (5)
  8. 14. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (5)