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Sumerian Government and Law

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sumerians form of government

(a)  

2.

The Hammurabi Code is...

a)

Valid for the Sumerians

b)

The Sumerians use this code

c)

Not valid for the Sumerians

3.

A Monarchy contains

a)

Dictator

b)

Kings and Queens

c)

President

d)

Democracy

4.

independent village that includes a city and its surrounding territory

a)

country

b)

civilization

c)

city-state

d)

village

5.
The first ever writing system and was created in Mesopotamia. 
a)
cuneiform
b)
empire
c)
scribe
d)
Mesopotamia
6.
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Zagros and Taurus
c)
Tigris and Karun
d)
Ishtar and Tammuz
7.

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

civilization

d)

cuneiform

8.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

cradle

b)

river valley

c)

pyramid

d)

ziggurat