1. The City-states of Sumer and Babylon Review
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The City-states of Sumer and Babylon Review
Period ______
The year Sumer began:
The Sumerian God of water:
Name of the system of writing created by the Sumerians:
The year Babylon began:
King Hammurabi’s key historical achievement:
Reason for the system of writing being created:
What did Hammurabi do that enabled him to take over the City-state of Sumer? (pg. 112 in classroom textbook)
How many symbols are used in this system of writing:
The year the earliest clay tablets were found:
Why were the first dictionaries created?
The name of the group of seafaring people living along the Mediterranean Sea that the Sumerians traded with:
Why was Hammurabi’s Code of Law created?
Why was Sargon historically important?
The year Hammurabi’s Code was discovered:
Any religion in the world that believes in one God can be classified as:
What role did the city-state of Ninevah play in Babylonian history?
Any religion in the world that believes in many Gods can be classified as:
The year New Babylon begins:
The Sumerian Goddess of love and war:
Define city-state: