One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that

1.   ?    the location protected the people from land invasion
2.   ?    periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
   
3.   ?    these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia
4.   ?    these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea

“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner’s tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”
-Code of Hammurabi


Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?

1.   ?    all men were equal under the law
2.   ?    fines were preferable to corporal punishment
3.   ?    divisions existed between social classes
4.   ?    violence was always punished with violence
   

The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they were

1.   ?    industrialized societies
   
2.   ?    monotheistic
   
3.   ?    dependent on fertile land
4.   ?    dependent on each other for trade