Ancient Mesopotamia Part 4

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What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

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how to use stronger metals such as iron for weapons.

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Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the

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Persian Gulf

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Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

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Hammurabi

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Which Mesopotamian king built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife? Options: Sargon, Hammurabi, Nebechanezzer, Gilgamesh

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Nebechanezzer

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Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

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Hanging Gardens

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Of which nation did Tiglathpileser III claim the throne in 729-728 BCE? Options: Babylon, Israel, Egypt, Phoenicia

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Babylon

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How did Tiglathpileser III change the character of the Assyrian army?

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created a standing army composed of Assyrians

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For what is Ashurbanipal best known?

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building the tremendous library at Ninevah

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In 539 B.C., the Persians conquered Babylon and the rest of?

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Mesopotamia

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Under the leadership of _________, the Persian Empire became the largest empire the world had ever seen.

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Cyrus the Great