Ancient Sumer and the Fertile Crescent

An inscribed stone pillar that displayed Hammurabi's Code.

Who was the first to conquer the Fertile Crescent, beginning the first ever empire?

Women could do which of the following in Ancient Sumer?

Which creation of Ancient Babylon was one of the 8 wonders of the Ancient World?

Which river was to the South of Sumer, its violent floods depositing silt on its banks

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Kings ruled over cities and their surrounding territory that together make...

Which river was to the North of Sumer, its violent floods depositing silt on its banks

Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria would be located in which world-region in present day?

The government of Ancient Sumer was ruled by who?

When was cuneiform first created?

This ruler of Akkad invaded and conquered the city-states of Sumer in 2300 B.C.

In a barter economy you would trade wheat for what?

Which had a irrigation system that involved a complex and artificial networking of canals?

Which was the most influential contribution that came out of Mesopotamian civilizations?

Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?

What creations of the Sumerians is still widely used in the US today?

This ruler created a strict code that had “eye for an eye” penalties that were often severe.

How many social classes do we think existed in Ancient Sumer?