10 Questions
What was the period of early settlement in Mesopotamia called?
Ubaid period
What was the practice of keeping livestock called in early Mesopotamia?
Animal husbandry
What was the first place on Earth that developed a writing system?
Sumer
What is the name of the text, written in cuneiform, that codifies all the laws in Babylon?
Code of Hammurabi
What is the principle from the Code of Hammurabi that states the punishment for an offense should be identical to the offense itself?
An eye for an eye
What does the term 'Mesopotamia' mean?
Land of the two rivers
Why was Mesopotamia a perfect site for civilization to develop?
It had two very close rivers
What was the Fertile Crescent named after?
The shape of arable land arching through the desert
When did people in the Mesopotamia region begin to develop agricultural practices?
Around 10,000 B.C.E.
What influenced today's legal system and important inventions in human history?
Civilizations that developed in Mesopotamia
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