Mesopotamian Unit Quiz (30 points)

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11 questions
3

Enlil was

3

A ziggurat

3

Irrigation was important because

1

The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by

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“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.”. . . — Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi’s code of laws?

3

Mesopotamian geography included all of the following except:

10

People ate clay for food

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Said to be given by the gods
House of Dust
Waged shape writing
Code of Hammurabi
temples
cuneiform
People ate clay for food
Amulets
Protection from snakes
ziggurats
2

Most people were peasants

2

Calories are bad

2

Irrigation led to the development of math

2

There was constant warfare between the city-states