Mesopotamian Innovations and Contributions

Open Ended

Create a CLAIM for the following question, “What innovation influenced Mesopotamian society the most: written language or law?”

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REASON: IN YOUR OWN WORDS why is the claim/argument you created the best?

Remember, your claim should have contained either written language OR law. Your reason should be about one of those two choices.

Multiple Choice

The Sumerians developed the first alphabet-based system of writing. This system is called

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphs

• phonogram

• pictographs

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the Mesopotamian Calendar EXCEPT:

• Months were about 30 days long

• It helped to improve agriculture throughout the region

• They only developed one calendar

• They were based on the cycle of the moon

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST claim for the following question?

Which invention was more important for the Mesopotamians, the wheel or the plow?

• The plow was more important for the Mesopotamians.

• The wheel was the invention that was more important for the Mesopotamians.

• I think the plow and wheel were equally important inventions for the Mesopotamians.

• The wheel was more important because it helped in transporting materials.

Open Ended

REASON: IN YOUR OWN WORDS why is the following claim is the best.

The wheel was the invention that was more important for the Mesopotamians.

Multiple Choice

Why did Hammurabi have copies of his Code carved into stone and placed at important locations throughout Babylon?

• to show the power he had to punish anyone in the kingdom

• to make sure that everyone could see and follow the same set of laws

• to help visitors to Babylon understand the customs of its people

• to give the people of Babylon opportunities to comment on and change unjust laws

Open Ended

What does the legal phrase “an eye for an eye” refers to?

Multiple Choice

Which legal principle states that the same set of rules should apply equally to all citizens?

• judicial review

• the jury system

• constitutionalism

• rule of law

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What is a piece of EVIDENCE from the presentation that proves your initial claim to be true?

Sentence Stem: According to the presentation, "__."

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Clearly EXPLAIN how your evidence supports your orginal claim.

Sentence Stem: In other words,