ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

What was the name of the place where Sumer civilization developed?

• China

• Egypt

• Indus Valley

• Mespotamia

Mesopotamia is situated between which rivers?

• Tigris River and Indus River

• Tigris River and Euphrates River

• Euphrates River and Ganges River

• Ganges River and Yangtze River

What is the writing system developed by the Sumer civilization?

• Cuneiform

• Hanunuo

• Hieroglyph

• Katakana

What is the structure built by Sumerians that served as a sacred place, home of the priestess, treasury, and administrative center?

• pyramids

• ziggurat

• aqueduct

• irrigation

What was the earliest record of written laws that were created to solve arguments and protect property in Sumer civilization?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Upanishad

• Code of Ur-Nammu

• Tao Te Ching

Which of the following shows a Sumerian city-state?

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What was done to make sure that the people knew about the laws that they need to follow?

• laws were compiled in a book

• scribes go around the town to announce the laws

• people memorized the laws through the help of songs

• laws were carved on steles that were placed in public places

What geographic feature is the least responsible the size and the scope of Mesopotamia?

• mountains

• seas

• desert

• rivers

Mesopotamia is now

• Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

• Iran, Syria, and Kuwait

• Iran, Iraq, and Syria

• Iraq, Syria, and Kuwait

What was the first empire in Mesopotamia?

• Akkad

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Chaldean