Chapter 2 Section 1 Quiz

What piece of land is known as the "land between the rivers"

• Ur

• Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• Euphrates

Who was in control of the early governments in the city-states of Sumer?

• Warriors

• Priests

• Nomads

• Kings

What is the term for passing control of a city to your children?

• plytheism

• ziggurat

• cultural diffusion

• dynasty

The conqueror Sargon defeated the city-states of Sumer....what city was Sargon from?

• Mesopotamia

• Akkad

• Siria

• Tigris

The Amorites invaded Mesopotamia and over threw the Akkadians to form the Babylonian empire. The Amorites created a set of laws called ______________.

• Sargon's code

• Mesopotamia's code

• Hammurabi's code

• The Akkadian code

When the Tigris and the Euphrates would flood Mesopotamia, it would leave behind a thick bed of mud called ____________

The Sumerians had built several cities and each of the had their own Culture and their own Governments....which city was in the middle of them all?

Sumer's early governments were controlled by the Priests, but during times of _______, a tough fighter was chosen to lead the city's soldiers.

In the Sumerian society....what was the lowest level of the society?

How many laws did Hammurabi's code contain?

• 100

• 200

• 181

• 282