1. how did sumerians use cuneiform to strengthen their religious practice?

a. they wrote down prayers.
b. priests wrote letters to their gods.
c. common people wrote letters to priests.
d. they wrote down their religious experiences.

2. what two activities formed the basis of sumer's economy?

a. farming and trade
b. writing and religion
c. astronomy and wheels
d. mathematics and technology

3. what geographic feature of the fertile crescent led to the rise of sumerian civilization?

a. it was very dry.
b. it flooded often.
c. it had hard clay soil.
d. it had insufficient topsoil.

4. why is hammurabi's code a great babylonian achievement?

a. it established laws that created peace and stability.
b. it created a system of roads that unified the empire.
c. it made people financially responsible for their military.
d. it listed all of the powers of the rulers of the empire.