Author: Teacher

Name: ________________________________________
Date: ________________________ Period: __________

This word search puzzle has thirty-five jobs done by the ancient Mesopotamians on a daily basis. Locate and list each job. Then write sentences on a separate sheet of paper describing what each job entailed for the people of that time period. No credit will be given for simply finding and listing the words.

A	B	R	C	H	A	R	I	O	T	D	R	I	V	E	R	E	M	R	A	F
B	C	R	E	U	P	O	T	T	E	R	C	A	B	L	E	G	U	Y	I	M
O	A	C	I	T	P	R	E	V	A	L	S	L	A	C	K	E	R	S	S	U
A	G	S	O	C	N	R	I	R	E	H	S	A	W	R	A	C	H	C	H	S
T	N	O	K	U	K	E	E	E	T	R	U	C	K	E	R	E	U	A	E	I
M	I	N	C	E	N	M	P	A	T	T	E	R	N	S	R	B	L	R	P	C
A	K	I	T	T	T	T	A	R	R	L	B	R	A	M	A	R	K	H	H	I
N	A	M	W	O	B	M	A	K	A	E	C	N	A	D	R	A	G	O	E	A
A	M	A	E	U	L	A	A	N	E	C	R	N	I	G	H	T	I	P	R	N
I	P	L	A	C	A	T	K	K	T	R	I	V	E	R	E	N	N	A	T	N
L	E	E	V	H	M	C	P	E	E	T	E	S	O	L	D	I	E	R	U	O
S	P	M	E	E	E	H	R	O	R	R	A	S	T	R	O	N	A	U	T	I
T	R	O	R	S	D	O	L	E	U	R	E	V	R	A	C	E	N	O	T	S
C	E	D	O	T	P	R	G	O	L	D	S	M	I	T	H	I	C	K	L	Y
E	H	E	A	E	E	O	M	I	C	R	O	W	A	V	E	E	E	K	I	L
T	C	L	R	W	L	V	I	Z	I	E	R	E	A	C	H	N	R	R	A	I
I	T	B	E	O	C	O	M	P	U	T	E	R	T	E	C	H	E	A	R	V
H	U	R	R	B	R	O	T	C	E	L	L	O	C	L	L	O	T	E	L	E
C	B	T	A	X	C	O	L	L	E	C	T	O	R	C	H	E	C	N	U	D
R	S	P	E	R	F	U	M	E	M	A	K	E	R	S	C	R	I	B	E	Q
A	T	E	H	P	O	R	P	R	E	L	A	E	D	R	E	H	T	A	E	L

Caution: Some of the jobs hidden in the puzzle couldn’t be done by the ancient Mesopotamians. Don’t include them in your list of thirty-five jobs or you will lose credit!

Answers: accountant, architect, astrologer, baker, basket maker, boatman, bowman, brewer, brick maker, butcher, carpenter, chariot driver, cup bearer, farmer, fisherman, goldsmith, herald king, leather dealer, musician, perfume maker, potter, priest, prophet, queen, scribe, shepherd, slave, soldier, stone carver, tanner, tax collector, toll collector, vizier, weaver