Look at the photograph.
A photograph of a form of Sumerian art is shown.
What Sumerian art form does the photograph show?
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cylinder seals
cylinder seals
stone stelae
stone stelae
ivory netsuke
ivory netsuke
cuneiform printing
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The photograph shows cylinder seals, which is a form of Sumerian art.
Sumer is important in world history because it was
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Consider these options:
- One of the first civilizations in human history.
- The birthplace of writing (cuneiform).
- The development of the wheel and plow.
- The establishment of the world's first known city-states.
- The invention of irrigation and agricultural techniques.
- The creation of impressive architectural structures such as ziggurats.
- The early development of complex legal systems and forms of governance.
- One of the first civilizations in human history.
- The birthplace of writing (cuneiform).
- The development of the wheel and plow.
- The establishment of the world's first known city-states.
- The invention of irrigation and agricultural techniques.
- The creation of impressive architectural structures such as ziggurats.
- The early development of complex legal systems and forms of governance.
Sumer is important in world history because it was
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The worlds first civilization
Where human beings evolved
Where the first fishing villages developed
The worlds largest empire
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The worlds first civilization
Where human beings evolved
Where the first fishing villages developed
The worlds largest empire
The world's first civilization.
When Judaism began, how was it different from other religions in the ancient world?
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Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was good and evil in the universe.
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Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was good and evil in the universe.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Read the excerpt from Hammurabi’s Code.
“If a man has knocked out the eye of a patrician [aristocrat], his eye shall be knocked out. . . If he has knocked out the eye of a plebeian [commoner] . . . he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has knocked out the eye of a patrician’s servant . . . he shall pay half his value.”
What does this quote illustrate about the nature of Hammurabi’s Code?
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The law's punishments did not encourage social order.
The law's punishments did not encourage social order.
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not specify the crime
“If a man has knocked out the eye of a patrician [aristocrat], his eye shall be knocked out. . . If he has knocked out the eye of a plebeian [commoner] . . . he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has knocked out the eye of a patrician’s servant . . . he shall pay half his value.”
What does this quote illustrate about the nature of Hammurabi’s Code?
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The law's punishments did not encourage social order.
The law's punishments did not encourage social order.
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not specify the crime
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentence.
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The official religion of the Persian Empire was
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, whose main belief is
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The official religion of the Persian Empire was
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, whose main belief is
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The official religion of the Persian Empire was Zoroastrianism, whose main belief is the existence of a supreme deity named Ahura Mazda and the constant struggle between good and evil.
Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.(1 point)
The Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised Land because they believed that
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The Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised Land because they believed that
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The Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised Land because they believed that God had promised it to them as an inheritance.
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