Mesopotamia Review

Sumer fell to its northern rival, ________, in 1759 B.C.

How did Mesopotamia become the center of trade?

A written _____, or organized list, of laws helps make sure laws are applied fairly to all.

__________ made sure gods were properly cared for by offering food daily.

________ in the Sumer region, acted as a state with it's own god/goddess, government, and king.

_______ was one of the most valuable skills in the ancient world.

The worship of many gods.

What geographic features helped civilizations develop in Mesopotamia?

Hammurabi's Code was the first set of _________.

The ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia.

The harshness of a punishment in Hammuradi's Code depended on the person's ____________.

At first, people drew _______ to represent what they wanted to say.

Myths are stories about gods to explain _________.

What did the scribes write on in Mesopotamia?

_______ and _______ were the source of life for the peoples of Mesopotamia.

Why did the people settle in the Mesopotamian area?

The first schools were set up in the land of ___________.

Hammurabi's Code was based on the idea of "an eye for an eye".

'Mesopotamia' in Greek means ____________.

We owe the ideas of laws to the __________.

Ziggurats could be find in the middle of the city as a ______________.

Graduates of schools became professional writers, or ____________.