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A stepped-pyramid used as a temple to worship gods
What is a ziggurat?
What king created the first known set of laws?
Hammurabi
What does polytheism mean?
The belief in many gods
True or false: Hammurabi's Code was fair for everyone.
False. Different social classes were punished differently.
Why is agriculture such an important invention?
People were able to plant crops and no longer needed to hunt and gather their food
What is cuneiform?
The first known form of writing.
Why were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers so important to Mesopotamia?
Farmers used the overflow from the rivers to grow excellent crops.
Why is Mesopotamia known as "The Fertile Crescent?"
Fertile means able to grow something and it is the shape of a crescent moon
What is a ziggurat?
A stepped-pyramid that was a temple for Mesopotamians to worship their gods
Why was Sumer called "The Cradle of Civilization?"
It was the first known civilization.
How do we use the number system of 60 every day?
Time: 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour
Explain why the invention of the plow and the wheel was so helpful to farmers
The plow and the wheel allowed farmers to not have to carry everything from place to place
Explain the concept of "An eye for an eye" from Hammurabi's Code.
Whatever is done by one person should also be done to the other person (Not used fairly in Hammurabi's Code because different social classes were treated and punished in different ways)
What legal principle from Hammurabi's Code is the basis for our current legal system?
Innocent until proven guilty
What invention is related to time?
The number system of 60