Babylonian Empire

A collection of separate cultures under one government is called...

• an empire

• a nation

• a country

• a city-state

How long did the Babylonian captivity of Judah last?

• 40 years

• 100 years

• 70 years

• 25 years

Why were the Hanging Gardens supposedly built?

• food for the city of Babylon

• for the king's homesick wife

• as a nice place for the royal servants

• to show off wealth

The Neo-Babylonian Empire fell apart quickly because of a 25 year drought.

• True

• False

Hammurabi was a ________ king.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Hammurabi is best known for...

• his code of laws

• the empire he created with Babylon at its center

• creating the first empire in the world

• creating stele

Babylonian women had more rights than in most other ancient societies.

• True

• False

Babylonian society was unusually _________ for its time when compared to other ancient civilizations.

• fair

• cruel

• unfair

• powerful

A collection of written laws is called...

• a code of law

• an economy

• an empire

• a siege

Hammurabi used the code of laws to _____________ his empire and to preserve order.

• divide

• conquer

• destroy

• unify