Which characteristic of civilization means that you have enough food to feed your people?
Stable food supply
100
Canals, levees, and reservoirs are all part of...
Irrigation systems
100
Which two inventions helped create a stable food supply?
Irrigation and the plow
100
King Hammurabi is famous for writing the first set of ______________?
written laws
100
Since paper had not been invented yet, Sumerian scribes wrote on...
Clay tablets
200
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?
Trade
Stable food supply
Government
Technology
Trade
200
An ancient Sumerian temple is called a...
Ziggurat
200
In the Sumerian social structure, who was at the bottom?
Slaves
200
Under King Hammurabi, Babylon became an important center of __________.
Trade
200
Sumerians lived in cities that acted like independent countries. We call those...
City-states
300
Arlene was upset because the playground close to her house was in bad condition: the swings and slide were broken. She decided to write a letter to the mayor to ask him to fix it. Which two characteristics of civilizations are shown in this scenario?
Written Language
Government
300
What invention helped the Sumerians plant crops more quickly?
The plow
300
Whose job was it in Sumer to lead the army, enforce the laws, and have temples built?
The king
300
Hammurabi was the king of ______________?
Babylon
300
Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates
400
Mr. Sabin and Mr. Mahoney make sure that order is maintained and rules are followed at the Dever-McCormack. Which characteristic of civilization does this show?
Government
400
If Jayda were a scribe in Sumer, she would use what type of writing?
Cuneiform
400
Who recorded the laws that people had to follow?
Scribes
400
Who gained more rights under Hammurabi's Code of Laws?
Women and slaves
400
The Sumerians were conquered by _______________.
King Hammurabi
500
What is social structure?
When people have different jobs, responsibilities, and levels of status (importance).
500
What invention made it easier to move goods over long distances?
The wheel
500
In the Sumerian social structure, who was at the top?
Priests, landowners, government officials
500
According to Hammurabi's Code of Laws, what punishment happens to a man who puts out the eye of another man?