What were the rivers bordering the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganges and Yangtze
Nile and Amazon
Mississippi and Colorado
Why was the Fertile Crescent named so?
It had a crescent shape
It was located near the Crescent Sea
It was discovered at crescent moon
It had fertile soil for agriculture
What makes the Fertile Crescent fertile?
annual flooding brought rich silt
It had a rich oil deposit
It was blessed by the ancient gods
It was raining throughout the year
Why did ancient civilizations want to settle in the Fertile Crescent?
It had a moderate climate
It was easily defendable
It had several gold mines
Rich soil made agriculture possible
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon during the era of the Roman Empire.
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False
Babylonians lived with different laws for the same crimes from region to region, until Hammurabi, their king, decided to write one set of laws (code) governing everyone in all of Babylon. Hammurabi's code of laws eliminated confusion of laws for the first time.
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False
Hammurabi established his code of laws in Syria.
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False
Mesopotamians created the division of labor developed, where specialized workers could work on different parts of large projects.
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False
_______ in ancient Mesopotamia were persons specializing in pottery, weaving cloth, or architecture 🏛.
Scribes
Artisans
Oracles
Architects
The lowest class of people in ancient societies that were owned by others were _______.