Ancient Civilizations Quiz

What types of people can be found at the different levels of the Sumerian upper class system?

• Royality

  scribes

• traders

• farmers

Why did early humans settle in river valleys?

Which ruler founded the first empire in Mesopotamia?

Name an important contribution of the Akkadians.

How did the Assyrians try to impose their rule on a conquered people?

What idea are the laws of Hammurabi based on?

In the epic of Gilgamesh what life lesson is presented?

What body of water was Phoenicia located?

Name the major products that Phoenicia traded.

Why was the Phoenician alphabet so important? How was it different than cuneiform?