History 101 Western Civilization
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Who were the creators of the Mesopotamian civilization? ANSWER - Sumerians
Mesopotamia lied between what two rivers? ANSWER - The Tigris and the Euphrates
How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers make Mesopotamia fertile? ANSWER - Overflow
of the banks caused a deposit of fertile silt which depended on the melting of the snows in
the upland mountains.
What was the cultural affect of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers on the Mesopotamian
civilization? ANSWER - The unpredictableness meant people could only raise crops by
building a complex system of irrigation and drainage systems to control the flow.
What were the basic units of the Sumerian civilization? ANSWER - City-states
What were Sumerian cities surrounded by? ANSWER - Walls
What was the most prominent building in a Sumerian city? ANSWER - Temple
Sumerian temples were dedicated to who? ANSWER - Chief gods or goddesses
What is a ziggurat? ANSWER - Massive stepped tower where Sumerian temples were
built upon.
What is a theocracy? ANSWER - Government in which Gods ruled the city (divine
authority)
Who's economy was primarily agricultural? ANSWER - Sumerians
, Where was the Akkadian Empire located? ANSWER - To the north of the Sumerian cities
on the falt and open land of Mesopotamia
Who is the leader of the Akkadians? ANSWER - Sargon
Who overran the Sumerians and established a Dynastic Empire? ANSWER - Sargon
Sargon used the former rulers of the conquered city-states as what? ANSWER -
Governers
What type of power did Sargon have on the newly conquered city-states? ANSWER -
Militaristic power
Who managed to establish power and create a new empire from the Amorites (Old
Babylonians) ? ANSWER - Hammurabi
What was the Code of Hammurabi? ANSWER - A collection of 282 laws restricting strict
justice and severe penalties.
What does the code of Hammurabi reveal? ANSWER - A society with a system of strict
justice.
What were the penalties like in Hammurabi's code? ANSWER - Severe and varied
according to the social class
The principle of "eye for an eye", "tooth for a tooth", was a fundamental principle for what?
ANSWER - Hammurabi's Code
What system of writing did Sumerians use? ANSWER - Cuneiform
What is cuneiform? ANSWER - A system of writing in which Sumerians made WEDGE-
SHAPED impressions on clay tablets that were baked or dried out in the sun.
What was the central importance to the development of the Egyptian civilization?
ANSWER - The Nile
Updated Questions And Answers With
100% Correct Answers Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who were the creators of the Mesopotamian civilization? ANSWER - Sumerians
Mesopotamia lied between what two rivers? ANSWER - The Tigris and the Euphrates
How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers make Mesopotamia fertile? ANSWER - Overflow
of the banks caused a deposit of fertile silt which depended on the melting of the snows in
the upland mountains.
What was the cultural affect of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers on the Mesopotamian
civilization? ANSWER - The unpredictableness meant people could only raise crops by
building a complex system of irrigation and drainage systems to control the flow.
What were the basic units of the Sumerian civilization? ANSWER - City-states
What were Sumerian cities surrounded by? ANSWER - Walls
What was the most prominent building in a Sumerian city? ANSWER - Temple
Sumerian temples were dedicated to who? ANSWER - Chief gods or goddesses
What is a ziggurat? ANSWER - Massive stepped tower where Sumerian temples were
built upon.
What is a theocracy? ANSWER - Government in which Gods ruled the city (divine
authority)
Who's economy was primarily agricultural? ANSWER - Sumerians
, Where was the Akkadian Empire located? ANSWER - To the north of the Sumerian cities
on the falt and open land of Mesopotamia
Who is the leader of the Akkadians? ANSWER - Sargon
Who overran the Sumerians and established a Dynastic Empire? ANSWER - Sargon
Sargon used the former rulers of the conquered city-states as what? ANSWER -
Governers
What type of power did Sargon have on the newly conquered city-states? ANSWER -
Militaristic power
Who managed to establish power and create a new empire from the Amorites (Old
Babylonians) ? ANSWER - Hammurabi
What was the Code of Hammurabi? ANSWER - A collection of 282 laws restricting strict
justice and severe penalties.
What does the code of Hammurabi reveal? ANSWER - A society with a system of strict
justice.
What were the penalties like in Hammurabi's code? ANSWER - Severe and varied
according to the social class
The principle of "eye for an eye", "tooth for a tooth", was a fundamental principle for what?
ANSWER - Hammurabi's Code
What system of writing did Sumerians use? ANSWER - Cuneiform
What is cuneiform? ANSWER - A system of writing in which Sumerians made WEDGE-
SHAPED impressions on clay tablets that were baked or dried out in the sun.
What was the central importance to the development of the Egyptian civilization?
ANSWER - The Nile
