Question

answer the following questions. support your answers with evidence from the chapter. 17. draw conclusions how might unpredictable natural forces, such as floods, have influenced the development of polytheism in sumer? ss.6.g.5.3 18. identify main ideas and details what are three details that support the idea that sargon was a highly skilled administrator? ss.6.w.2.8 19. analyze cause and effect what led to hammurabi’s code of laws? ss.6.w.2.8 20. summarize what were the important achievements of mesopotamian civilizations? ss.6.w.2.7 21. you decide were the punishments in hammurabi’s code of laws appropriate? explain your answer. ss.6.w.1.3

Explanation:

1. Unpredictable floods in Sumer made people feel powerless against nature. They created multiple gods to explain and try to appease different natural forces, fostering polytheism.
2. Sargon established a large - scale empire. He had a well - organized bureaucracy and a standing army, which show his administrative skills.
3. The need for social order and justice in Babylon led to Hammurabi's Code of Laws. As the empire grew, there was a need to standardize rules for different situations.
4. Mesopotamian civilizations had achievements like the invention of writing (cuneiform), development of complex legal systems (like Hammurabi's Code), and advanced agricultural techniques (irrigation systems).
5. The punishments in Hammurabi's Code were based on the principle of "an eye for an eye." Some may consider them appropriate as they provided clear consequences and a sense of justice in a society. Others may think they were too harsh as they didn't account for circumstances or intent.

Answer:

1. Unpredictable floods made people create multiple gods to control nature, promoting polytheism.
2. Established large empire, had organized bureaucracy, had standing army.
3. Need for social order and standardization in growing empire.
4. Invention of cuneiform, complex legal systems, advanced agricultural irrigation.
5. Answers may vary. Some say appropriate as based on "an eye for an eye", others say too harsh.