Ancient Civilizations

The Babylonians adopted religion, literature, inventions and practices from which of  the following civilizations?

Religion was very important to the Sumerians and they had a strong belief that their  gods spoke to them through their

Due to the increase in trade and growing populations, what was the primary reason  why Sumerians invented writing

Once King Hammurabi conquered all of Mesopotamia, the kingdom came to be  known as - 

Egyptian civilization was protected from invaders by what natural barrier? 

The two rivers that surround the Fertile Crescent are

At the center of each Sumerian city-state was a multi-tiered temple, most commonly  known as a

 Priests in Sumer ruled over large areas of land and were known as

Professional writers in ancient civilizations were known as

Hammurabi did not impose a fine on the criminals, he substituted the ancient  punishment of

The Sumerians receive credit for the creation of arches due to their invention of - 

 Which of the following BEST shows how technology helped agriculture development in Egypt? 

Improved communication among cultures usually results in cultural

Which geographic factor is most responsible for the many farmlands in Egypt and  Mesopotamia? 

The Sumerian invented writing consisting of shapes and lines was called - 

The area meaning land "between two rivers", is referred to as

Which of the following is a wedge-shaped instrument used by professional writers to  draw on clay tablets?

The name of the country of the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia was called?

It can be said that the most important Sumerian invention was

Mesopotamia was easily attacked by foreign armies and neighboring city-states due to their lack of

Astrology is the study of the universe.

Hammurabi's new law code was different from the laws originally devised by the Sumerians in that it added an

Astronomy is the study of the universe.