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This civilization believed in the Mandate of Heaven, or the right to rule from the gods.

• China

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• India

This is the region in Mesopotamia where civilization was created.

• Fertile Crescent

• Red Sea

• Iraq

• India

What country is present day Mesopotamia?

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

What is a self-governing city?

• city

• Mohenjo-Daro

• ziggurat

• city-state

What is one of the seven wonders of the world located in Mesopotamia?

• pyramids

• statue of Zeus

• Temple of Artemis

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

What is a large building with a temple of its peak?

• ziggurat

• polytheism

• temple

• cuneiform

What was the world's first effort to write down laws called?

• Sumerian laws

• Sargon's unification

• Hammurabi's Code

What is the belief in many gods and goddesses called?

• monotheism

• monarchy

• polytheism

• atheism

Who was the Sumerian mythical hero that was part god, part man, and strong as an Ox?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Gilgamesh

What was the reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to assist Egyptians in their writing?

• flax

• silt

• paper

• papyrus