"Mesopotamian Achievements": HTML5 Crossword

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2. This was a place of worship usually located in the center of a city. (8)
6. People use this to remind them what activities they have planned for certain days. (8)
10. This is a way for crops to get water if they don’t have easy enough access to it. (10)
12. This is a branch of science that concerns celestial objects and outer space. (9)
13. These were appointed during the Assyrians rule instead of priest-kings. (9)
17. Sailors use this to steer their ships. (5)
18. People go to this for quiet studying and for picking out interesting books that they want to read. (7)

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1. The Code of __________ was created so people would not step out of line in society. (9)
3. The _____ of Ishtar was created by Nebuchadnezzar II during the Babylonian ruling period. (4)
4. This is the belief that celestial bodies have an effect on humans and nature. (9)
5. This is the center stone in an arch. (8)
7. People get their mail and packages through the _____ service. (4)
8. These are predictions about a person’s future based on the positions of celestial bodies at their time of birth. (10)
9. The Sumerians wrote on clay ________. (7)
11. The Assyrians built these for easier transportation. (5)
13. The Hanging ________ of Babylon were also created by Nebuchadnezzar II, and he created them to ease his wife’s homesickness. (7)
14. These were officials who kept track of activities happening in their society. (7)
15. Sumerians would use this to write with. (6)
16. People use this to tell them what time it is. (5)
19. The Assyrians created a standing _____ so that farmers no longer had to fight in battle. (4)