Read each statement and decide whether it is a characteristic of Sumer or Babylonia, then place it in the correct
category
created cuneiform
Characteristics of Sumer
Characteristics of Babylonia
King Hammurabi
city of Babylon most important
written code of laws
adopted culture of earlier civilization
first Mesopotamians to use wheels
cities of Ur and Uruk most important
used a number system based on 60

The Sumerian civilization created cuneiform writing that is one of the oldest forms of written expression
Ur and Uruk are the most important cities of Mesopotamia that are related to the flowering of the Sumerian civilization.
The Sumerians developed the sexagesimal numbering system (a number system based on 60).
According to archaeological studies, the remains of the oldest wheels of Mesopotamia are found in the city of Ur. Sumerians were the first mesopotamians to use wheels.
The Sumerian civilization is considered the first civilization in the world. Archaeological studies show cultural continuity between the Sumerians that adopted culture of an earlier civilization of the Uruk period.

Characteristics of Babylonia

King Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylon during the First dynasty of Babylon .
The city of Babylon was an ancient city of Lower Mesopotamia and capital of the Babylonian Empire.
The Hammurabi Code is a written old code of laws that was located in each city so that people knew the law and the penalties in case of not complying with them.