Sumer & Hammurabi's Code

Mesopotamia was built between which two rivers?

• Tigris and Tiber
• Euphrates and Nile
• Nile and Indus
• Tigris and Euphrates

Mesopotamia means -

• Land between two rivers
• Rich fertile soil
• Blessed by god
• God's chosen people

Fertile Crescent is an arc of land stretching from-

• Nile River to Euphrates River
• Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea
• Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea to Black Sea

Ziggurats were built to-

• Bury dead pharoahs
• Worship gods
• Market place
• Outdoor plays

Sumerians were -

• Polytheistic
• Monotheistic
• Atheistic
• Jewish

Sumerians developed this form of government-

• Nation
• City-states
• Feudal sytem
• Democracy

Nile river is to Egypt as the Euphrates River is to-

• Rome
• Anatolia
• India
• Mesopotamia

Ancient Sumerians invented all EXCEPT

• Wheel
• Plow
• Sail
• Purple dye

Hammurabi's Code treated all men equally

• True
• False

Hammurabi's Code is -

• 282 strict laws
• Moral code for Hebrews
• Treasure map
• Secret way to everlasting life