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The system of writing that used wedge shaped symbols
a) Lamassu
b) Cuneiform
c) Babylonian
d) Ziggurat

Soil deposited by flood waters in Mesopotamia
a) Gravel
b) Clay
c) Silt
d) None

Laws written in Babylon that used an eye for an eye idea
a) Hammurabi's Code
b) 12 Tables
c) Cradle of Civilization
d) Babylonian Code

Rulers from the same family
a) Lamassu
b) Empire
c) Dynasty
d) Family Empire

City with its own government and ruler, which included the surrounding lands
a) Monarchy
b) Polytheism
c) Empire
d) City-State

Belief in more than one god.
a) Polytheism
b) Monotheism
c) Mecatheism
d) None

Who created the first known empire in Mesopotamia
a) Lamassu
b) Hammurabi
c) Sargon of Akkad
d) Tiamat

The Sumerian guardian god that was placed at city gates
a) Lamassu
b) Enlil
c) Tiamat
d) Sargon

Diverting water from a river to another area for crops
a) Irrigation
b) Construction
c) Empire
d) Fertile Crescent

A time keeping device based on the cycles of the moon
a) Calendar
b) Watch
c) Sundial
d) None

Another name given to Mesopotamia
a) City-State
b) First Empire
c) Cradle of Civilization
d) Ziggurat

Structure built as a location for worship in Mesopotamia
a) Ziggurat
b) Lamassu
c) City-State
d) Church

What natural resource allows Mesopotamia to be good for farming
a) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
b) Persian Gulf
c) Flat land
d) Mountains in the north

Who ruled Sumer in time of Peace
a) Warrior
b) King
c) Priest
d) Wealthy nobles

What is Mesopotamia?
a) land between the rivers
b) land south of the rivers
c) land of rivers
d) land of setting sun

Hammurabi's Code...
a) Treated people equally
b) Eliminated social groups
c) Gave mercy to criminals
d) Created law and order in Babylon

How did the Sumerian people water their crops?
a) Created irrigation systems
b) Prayed for rain
c) Grew drought resistant plants
d) Traded for water

What did the Sumerian people do to get the resources they needed
a) Grew Trees
b) Prayed to the gods
c) Traded with other City-States
d) Expanded their lands to Asia Minor

What did the Sumerian Cities do to defend against attack?
a) built walls
b) formed alliances with others
c) prayed to the gods
d) built fire pits / moats

Who was in the highest social group in Sumer
a) farmers and merchants
b) kings and priests
c) women and children
d) miners and sailors

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