Mesopotamia
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
M
i
a
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates
2.
N
v
An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part
3.
d
i
e
r
The largest inland sea
4.
Z
g
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
5.
p
S
a
A large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River
6.
r
a
u
A shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
7.
b
l
The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of ___
8.
I
g
i
Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
9.
a
s
R
r
A ___ in southwestern Asia
11.
n
f
r
An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
12.
e
A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes that can rotate on a shaft or axle
13.
u
a
Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
14.
m
a
b
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
15.
r
i
An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
19.
S
s
A sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
20.
i
a
s
A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
21.
S
c
French playwright
22.
C
i
y
-
A ___ consisting of a sovereign ___
23.
e
e
A pier that provides a landing place on a river (plural)