6th Grade Chapter 3: Ancient Mesopotamia

The use of chariots enabled which leader to create the first empire in Mesopotamia?

King Ur-Nammu is associated with the first _____.

What natural event was a yearly threat to Sumerian homes?

Which leader made the first attempt to unite an empire under a single law code?

From which city did Hammurabi create an empire?

Farming in ancient Sumer improved after the introduction of the ___.

The Sumerian practice of worshiping many gods is known as

Who was the lowest social class in Sumerian city-states?

What were the multi-level religious buildings in the largest cities called?

Some historians believe that writing was invented by 3 different civilizations:

The term alphabet comes from the first two letters of the writing system developed by the

Sumerian priests developed schools to train scribes who

A city state must have it's own ______.

Although priests chose leaders during times of war, some leaders held onto power and became

The Sumerians developed a written language called

With the sail and the wheel, Sumerians could

The Sumerians were able to use sand from the desert to make

When one group of people defeats and controls another, it is known as a(n)

From which of these groups did Hammurabi emerge?