Ancient Near East Crossword

Who created the first system of writing cuneiform?
Geographical region that included the modern political states of Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Iran.
Region centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and located in what is now Iraq and Eastern Syria.
The earliest example of written law.
Instrument used for writing and printmaking which makes a delicate line scratch.
Different layers of space within an image.
One example of Art of the Ancient Near East.
Standing stone used in the ancient world as grave marker for dedication, commemoration and demarcation.
Upright stone pillar usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone.
Goddess of love, sensuality, fertility and procreation.
North neighbor of the Sumerians.
Invention of Sumerians.
The most impressive surviving archeological, meeting place for humans and their gods.
Two large complexes temples.
Accumulated debris of generations of human habitation.
Type of source of the code of Hammurabi
Part of the Hammurabi code explaining his achievements
Hammurabi code parts of every phase of life and punishments for breaking the law.
Part of Hammurabi code that ensure a stable good rule.
Babylonian god of air and storms.
Collective name for several gods of the Underworld.
Earliest form of writing.
Symbol representing a vocal sound.
Traditional way of representing forms that were important in Sumerian Art.
Material used to make the Stele of Hammurabi.
Paraphrase of Hammurabi law.
Process to duplicate a metal sculpture from its original sculpture.
Many gods and goddess
Images dedicated to the gods.
Maintain the relation between the gods and the Sumerians.