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100
Hammurabi's Code was a set of how many laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
What are 282 laws
100
What was the Sumerian form of writing called?
What is cuneiform
100
What areas were most suitable for living because of its flat plains, rich silt, and nearby water?
What are river valleys.
100
What is a mix of rich soil and tiny rocks called?
What is silt.
100
What is the worshiping of many gods called?
What is polytheism.
200
The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
What is division of labor.
200
What did Sumerians make bricks out of?
What is mud.
200
What Greek word means 'land between two rivers.'
What is Mesopotamia.
200
What is a way of supplying water to an area of land?
What is irrigation.
200
Who were the Sumerians who preformed or led religious ceremonies?
Who are Priests.
300
Earlier written communication how do use the picture symbols or_______.
What are pictographs.
300
What is a pyramid shaped temple called?
What is a Ziggurat.
300
Name one of the rivers around Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris or Euphrates rivers.
300
What was the reason for hard farming in Mesopotamia?
What is little rain.
300
Who was the lord of the air?
Who was Enlil.
400
In Sumer, what gender mostly made laws?
Who are men.
400
What were long poems that told storied about heroes?
What are epics.
400
Akkadians built a new capital when peace broke in 2300 BC. What was the new capitals name?
What was Akkad.
400
What are human made waterways?
What are canals.
400
Who was the person that Sumerian temples were dedicated to?
Who is Nanna.
500
Between ____ and 3000 BC, cities started to develope in Mesopotamia. What was the other time period?
What is 4000 BC.
500
What is a Sumerian invented device that spins and is used for pottery?
What are pottery wheels.
500
When were the first farm settlements formed?
When was 7000 BC
500
What did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers depend on in eastern Asia Minor.
What is rainfall
500
Who was the god of wisdom?
Who is Enki.