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Chapter 2 Section 1 Civilization in Mesopotamia • 1. Why was the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers able to sustain an early civilization? • Rich Soil and Abundant Crops • 2. What were the Sumerians the first to do? • Created the first Mesopotamian Civilization • 3. Describe the dimensions of the Sumerian city of Uruk. • Had a 6 mile long wall around it with towers every 30 feet • 4. In what ways were the people of Mesopotamia creative with mud bricks? • They invented the arch and the dome and built huge buildings • 5. In what three ways did the temples serve as the center of a Sumerian city? • Physically, economically, and politically • 6. What did the Sumerians believe about who it was that ruled their cities? • Te Gods ruled the city, it was a Theocracy • 7. Around 3000 BC what was invented that greatly affected the transport of goods in Sumeria? • The wheel, which gave them carts • 8. Give the definition of empire • A large political unit, under one leader, with many people • 9. Who set up the first empire in world history, and how did he do it? • Sargon, by taking over Sumerian citystates • 10. What principle was a fundamental part of the Code of Hammurabi? • Eye for an eye • 11. According to Sumerian beliefs, why did the gods create human beings? • To do manual labor the Gods didn’t want to do • 12. What do many people consider to be the greatest invention of the Sumerians? • Cuneiform, “wedge-shaped” writing • 13. Why was writing so important in an ancient civilization? • It allowed society to keep records and pass information from generation to generation