Nile River Valley and Mesopotamia

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to

• free slaves from oppression.
• give all people voting rights.
• let all people know all the laws.
• allow commoners to have more rights.

Which of these is an accurate description of a Mesopotamian ziggurat?

• a burial place for emperors
• a religious and civic center
• a ship with triangular sails
• a weapon used to destroy walls

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers

• Nile and Congo.
• Danube and Rhine.
• Yellow and Yangtze.
• Tigris and Euphrates.

Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?

• The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Nile flows into the Suez Canal.
• The Nile flows into Lake Victoria.
• The Nile flows into the Red Sea.

Because rivers like the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates flooded in ancient times,

• people lived in a constant state of fear as to when the next flood would hit.
• land around the river was fertile and capable of supporting farming.
• the concepts of cooperation and democracy were founded.
• those places were never able to form civilizations.

The MAIN reason for the construction of the pyramids seen here was to

• intimidate potential invaders of the Egyptian kingdom.
• convince peasants of the greatness of the pharaoh.
• serve as burial tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
• serve as burial tombs for important people.