Mesopotamia and Ancient India

6.G.1.4: Many early societies were called river valley civilizations because they developed near rivers. How did the rivers contribute to the survival of these civilizations?

• They were a power source for mechanical devises such as waterwheels.

• They provided a route for transporting goods

• They provided a fresh water supply and rich soil for growing food

• They formed protective barriers around civilizations.

6.C&G.1.4: What is the factor that determines where people lived in Sumer?

• where they can find a house

• their social class

• the size of their family

• the size of the house they want to live in

6.C&G.1.2: They established the first empire and a permanent army.

• Babylonians

• Akkadians

• Assyrians

• Hittites

6.G.1.4: Which of these did all civilizations NOT have in common?

• Fresh water supply

• Fertile soil

• Lots of Sunshine

• A wall surrounding their city.

6.C&G.1.4: This structure is evidence that the Sumerians had

• organized writing

• organized religion

• social structure

• organized government

6.H.2.3: Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of

• written language

• religious beliefs

• agricultural production

• representative government

6.G.1.1 Which two geographical features most likely provided fertile land that gave rise to multiple city-states in the Mesopotamia region?

• Persian Gulf and Arabian Desert

• Euphrates River and Tigris River

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

• Zagros Mountains and Caspian Sea

6.C&G.1.4 Hammurabi’s Code was significant because

• . it was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia.

• for the first time, laws were written down.

• everyone in the ancient world followed it.

• the laws applied equally to all citizens.

6.C&G.1.4 Which ancient civilization was the first to have a written code of laws?

• Sumerian

• Babylonians

• Phoenicians

• Hittites

6.C&G.1.2 Who established the world’s first empire?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Moses

• Nebucchadnezzar