Mesopotamia

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Correct order of states in Mesopotamia?

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Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians

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What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?

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Maintain order and unity in the region.

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Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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How did Sargon maintain order and supervise his regions?

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traveling with his armies and demanding food and support.

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Ziggurats were built to-

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Worship gods.

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The Assyrians were primarily known and respected for all of the following EXCEPT: Use of iron weapons, Swift, horse-drawn chariots, Vast libraries, Building a beautiful capital in Babylon.

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Building a beautiful capital in Babylon

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What is a similarity between the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians?

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Reliance on a bureaucracy of officials to administer the land

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Reasons why Sumerian city-states were vulnerable to attack: Mesopotamia is a flat land with few natural barriers, They were divided and involved in constant warfare, Wealth in the cities attracted invaders, They relied on monarchs with absolute authority to bring order to the entire region.

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They relied on monarchs with absolute authority to bring order to the entire region.

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What did Gilgamesh seek to find?

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eternal life.

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Which empire controlled the most land in Mesopotamia? Options: Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians

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Assyrians