Mesopotamia, Indus and China crossword: crossword puzzle for Grades 4–5, page 1 preview

Crossword puzzle · History, Civics & Social Studies

Mesopotamia, Indus and China crossword · Grades 4–5

Solve a crossword of up to 9 words about mesopotamia, Indus and China from kid-friendly clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grades 4–5 · ages 9 to 11
Easy
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The crossword clues

Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.

Word bank
CITY-STATE · EUPHRATES · HAMMURABI · IRRIGATION · MESOPOTAMIA
MOHENJO-DARO · ORACLE BONE · SUMER · YELLOW RIVER
Across
1 Babylonian king famous for a carved list of laws (9)
5 Indus city with brick houses, covered drains and a Great Bath (7, 4)
8 Region of some of the first cities, in southern
Iraq today (5)
9 The western of Mesopotamia's two great rivers (9)
Down
2 Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (11)
3 Chinese river named for the color of the silt it carries (6, 5)
4 Bringing water to crops through ditches and canals (10)
6 Animal bone cracked with heat to ask questions of ancestors (6, 4)
7 City that ruled itself and the farmland around it (4, 5)

What your child practices

Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grades 4–5, ages 9 to 11
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Easy for Grades 4–5
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the easier sheets for Grades 4–5, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.