Mesopotamia's two important rivers were the Euphrates and the . Large stepped pyramid structures found in Sumerian temple complexes are called . The practice of worshipping more than one god is called . was the system of writing invented by the Sumerians. The earliest story in literature is the . The earliest written code of laws was created by the Babylonian king . Respond to the following based on your reading. Civilizations possess certain common characteristics. What are these characteristics? What's Hammurabi's Code and what does it tell you about Babylonian society?

1.Tigris

2. Ziggurats

3.polytheism

4. Cuneiform

5. Epic of Gilgamesh

6. Hammurabi

7. Civilizations are complex societies that generally have cities, writing, complex religion, job specialization, social hierarchy, and monumental architecture.

8. Hammurabi’s Code was the earliest written law code. It supports “an eye for an eye” form of justice but at the same time shows how people of different social rankings were treated differently under the law. This means that Babylonian society was very hierarchy.

Explanation:

the answer is c. they believed the royal family should hold all the power.