1.   Where in the world was Mesopotamia?

2.   How far is Mesopotamia (Baghdad, Iraq) from Grass Valley?

3.   What is the difference in hours between your local time and the current time in Iraq?
Click here to learn about military time.

4.   Let's assume the weather conditions today are the same they were 6,000 years ago.
      How hot would it get on a typical July day in Mesopotamia?

5.   How much rainfall (precipitation) should a Sumerian expect between May 1st
      and October 31st?

6.   What is the weather forecast today in Mesopotamia (Baghdad)?
 

7.   What building was at the center of Ur that stood like a modern skyscraper?

8.   How many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code and what were they written on?

9.   According to Hammurabi's Code, what should happen to a boy who slaps his father?
     

10. What did the Sumerians call their wedge shaped alphabet?
 

11. Why did people first learn to write and who had the privilege of learning to write?
 

12. Name at least three other important inventions of the Sumerians?
 

13. Use the timeline to answer these questions.

      When did cities start growing across Mesopotamia?

      When did pictographic record keeping begin?

      When were legendary rulers like Gilgamesh in power?

14. Why did Mesopotamia fall?

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