Mesopotamia and Ancient Law

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
C o H m m a i
2.
M e s o o
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates
3.
c e f r
An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
4.
B a y
The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of ___
5.
s r i
French playwright
6.
w t i g
7.
z g r a
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
8.
t e e
Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (plural)
9.
l e
A pier that provides a landing place on a river
10.
w l
A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes that can rotate on a shaft or axle
11.
f r i
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
12.
l a
A rule made by the government (plural)
13.
C d e s s
14.
J s t a
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians
15.
e m o
The male ruler of an empire
16.
s l o
17.
j u
A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court
18.
T w e l a e
19.
b z e
An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
20.
b s
An alloy of copper and zinc
21.
T C m m e n t
The biblical ___ of Moses