Fertile Crescent & Mesopotamia - Mod. 18 Less. 1-3

The worship of many gods

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Ziggurat

• Hammurabi's Code

The Sumerians made a math system based on what number?

• 10

• 12

• 60

• 360

Wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle

• Cavalry

• Irrigation

• Rural

• Chariot

To keep track of public records and business transactions, _________ were employed to use cuneiform.

• officials

• priests

• teachers

• scribes

Having more of something than you need

• Ziggurat

• Cavalry

• Rural

• Surplus

Why was it important that Hammurabi's Code was written down?

• Judges could interpret laws differently.

• People could view each law themselves.

• Government officials could disobey any law.

• Foreign merchants could understand the laws.

Why was religion so important to Sumerians?

• They spread their religion to other areas through trade.

• They believed their gods were responsible for natural events.

• They competed with different city-states for the gods' favor.

• They based decisions about planting based on religious holidays.

Early written communication using picture symbols

• Pictographs

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Fertile Crescent

Which of these was NOT a resource the Phoenicians had?

• cedar trees

• purple cloth

• grain

Which group of people is often credited with developing the world's first civilization?

• Assyrians

• Hittites

• Phoenicians

• Sumerians