Ancient Civilizations

What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Tigris

• Ganges and Nile

• Ganges and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?

What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?

In Greek, what does Mesopotamia mean?

• Land of diversity

• Land of the farmers

• Land between the rivers

• Land between the waters

In Greek, what does Mesopotamia mean?

In Greek, what does Mesopotamia mean?

What is silt?

• The fine soil carried by rivers

• A religion

• Mesopotamia’s nickname

• The language of Mesopotamia

Who was the first empire builder in Sumer?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon of Akkad

• Amorite

• Semitic of Sumer

What is the principle that Hammurabi’s Code enforced?

• Good behavior

• Belief in many gods

• Responsibility

• Retaliation

What is the principle that Hammurabi’s Code enforced?