Ancient Civilizations

Sumerian ancient Civilization writing system

• Greek
• Latin
• Hebrew
• Cuneiform

Sumerian Buildings

• Pyramids
• Arch
• Ziggurats
• Hanging Gardens

282 laws, both civil and Criminal

• Nebuchadnezzar's Code
• Ten Commandments
• Hammurabi's code
• Torah

Hammurabi's code gave women rights...true or false

• True
• False

Epic of __________

• Homer
• Achilles
• Alexander
• Gilgamesh

Hammurabi's code was basically a harsh legal system an _____   ___  __  ____

• Tongue for Cheek
• eye for an eye
• slap on the wrist
• Death Penalty

Akkadian strong King

• Achilles
• Gilgamesh
• Jack Taber
• Sargon

Created the world's first empire

• Hittites
• Persians
• Babylonians
• Akkadians

Ancient civilizations were monotheistic or polytheistic

• Monotheistic
• polytheistic

When the Akkadians defeated Sumer, their cultures were combined...what is this also known as

• cultural absorption
• cultural diffusion
• culture clash
• ethnic cleansing