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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The tower with a temple on its top was called _______________.
   2. _______________ were the centres of economic activities.
   3. The Hanging Gardens were located in _______________.
   4. Most of the buildings in Mesopotamia were made of _______________ bricks.
   5. The invention of _______________ by the Sumerians revolutionized transport.
2. 2.

   Match the following.

   1. Hanging Gardens of Babylonia	(a) Tello, Sumeria
   2. Mesopotamia	(b) Architectural wonder
   3. Hammurabi	(c) God or Goddess
   4. Dingir	(d) Code of Laws
   5. Library	(e) Land between two rivers

    

3. 3.

   Write True or False for the following.

   1. The Mesopotamian civilization emerged in East Asia.
   2. Hammurabi founded the first Sumerian empire.
   3. There was a big library at Ur in Sumeria.
   4. The scribes wrote on clay tablets with stylus.
   5. The King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, is presented as superhuman in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
4. 4.

   Where did the Mesopotamian civilization develop and why?
5. 5.

   Name the four regions which contributed to the development of the Mesopotamian culture.
6. 6.

   Name some important rulers of Mesopotamia.