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The first Sumerian kings were probably
war heroes.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
middle class
What was the name of the First city in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
“eye for an eye”
Hammurabi
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
in river valleys
Mesopotamia was developed between which of the two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
scribes
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
ziggurat
Which vocabulary word describes dividing an empire into political districts?
Province
Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?
how to make use stronger metals for weapons, such as iron
What type of religion were the Sumerians?
Polytheistic
Who was the leader of Akkadians?
Sargon
Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?
Persians
Where was the first library located in the Neolithic Era?
Nineveh