Geography
Geography + Impact
Sumer Inventions
Hammurabi's Code
Inventions - Part II
100

Who two rivers gave Mesopotamia it's name?

What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

100

What natural features helped protect Mesopotamia from invasion?

Deserts and mountains

100

What invention is Sumer credited with that is essential for transport?

What is the wheel?

100

What is Hammurabi's Code?

What is one of the earliest written legal codes?

100

What was the purpose of the Sumerian calendar?

What is to track time for farming?

200

How did the geography of Mesopotamia influence agriculture?

The rivers provided water for irrigation.

200

What is a challenge posed by the desert environment.

What is limited water supply?

200

What writing system did the Sumerians develop?

What is cuneiform?

200

Why was Hammurabi's Code important for society?

What is it established laws and consequences for behavior.

200

What is cuneiform?

What is the Sumerian writing system?
300

Describe how the environment in Mesopotamia affected its people.

The geography allowed for farming, leading to the development of cities and trade.

300

What is a challenge posed by the mountain environment.

What is they created a natural barrier that is hard to cross.

300

How did the Sumerians improve farming techniques?

What is an irrigation system?

300

What principle was Hammurabi's Code based on?

What is "an eye for an eye"?

300

Name a vehicle that used the wheel in ancient times.

What is the chariot?

400

Why were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers important? 

Trade, water & fertile soil

400

What is another name for Mesopotamia?

The Land Between Two Rivers

Cradle of Civilization

Fertile Crescent

400

What is one Sumerian invention that helped with trade?

What is the sailboat?

400

How did Hammurabi's Code affect justice in Mesopotamia?

What is it created a system of accountability and fairness?

400

Describe the significance of pottery in Sumerian culture.

What is it was essential for storage, cooking, and trade.
500

What is the term for the land between two rivers?

What is Mesopotamia?

500

What civilization developed along the Tigris River?

What is the Sumerian civilization?

500
How did the Sumerian calendar help with agriculture?

What is it helped track seasons for planting and harvesting.

500

Explain how Hammurabi's Code influenced future legal systems.

What is it served as a model for written laws in later civilizations? Innocent until proven guilty. Evidence and witnesses are allowed.

500

Why was irrigation important in Mesopotamia?

What is it allowed for farming in dry areas?