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Duplicate of Mesopotamia
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sixth grade history quiz
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1
Hammurabi's laws were known as a ______, or collection of laws and rules.
epic
Sargon
code
book
2
One cruel law in Hammurabi's code was:
if you hit your parent, your hand will be cut off
if you are caught robbing someone, you'll be put to death
contractors must pay to repair poor workmanship
someone must witness agreements
3
The act of building dams, ditches, and walls to control the flow of water is called-
city-states.
Sumer.
Mesopotamia.
irrigation.
4
A skilled worker who made cloth, metal products, or pottery is called-
a city-state.
a civilization.
Sumer.
an artisan.
5
The Sumerian religion was based on the idea of-
being kind to each other.
many gods, each of which controlled a specific area or idea.
living in a ziggurat.
a complex society with government.
6
A group of different lands controlled by a single ruler is called a ______.
empire
civilization
city-state
Akkadians
7
The Tigris and Euphrates were-
city-states.
early civilizations.
pets.
rivers that bordered Mesopotamia.
8
River valleys were a good place to build civilizations because-
it was more fun.
it was a complex society.
it was warmer.
the river brought fertile soil and fresh water.
9
_____ was a famous Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia.
code
Hammurabi
Sargon
Sumer
10
Each Sumerian city-state-
had a separate religion.
had its own government.
was huge.
traded with the Akkadians.
11
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known-
civilization.
Hammurabi.
city-state.
story.
12
Cuneiform is-
a city-state.
irrigation.
writing in clay tablets.
writing on papyrus.
13
A civilization is-
a river valley.
allowed farmers to grow plenty of food.
a complex society with religion, art, and government.
a skilled worker.
14
The Sumerians used math based on the number-
1
100
60
10
15
On of the earliest known set of laws was created by the ruler-
city-state
Hammurabi.
Akkadians.
Sargon.
16
The Sumerians used ____________ to protect their city-states.
farms
an army
walls
soldiers
17
The city of ____________ became the center of trade.
Akkadians
Sargon
Babylon
Hammurabi
18
A person who specialized in writing was called a-
civilization.
scribe.
farmer.
city-state.
19
Mesopotamia was an early civilization located-
in Australia.
in modern-day Iraq.
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
near the North Pole.
20
A Sumerian temple was called a-
ziggurat.
home.
city-state.
irrigation.
