Four Empires of Mesopotamia

The world's first "code of laws" was created under what empire?

• Akkadian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Neo-Babylonian

Under this empire trade flourished, roads were built, and even a postal service was established.

• Akkadian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Neo-Babylonian

Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer? 

• military strategy
• economic wealth
• religious teachings
• complex technology

How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city? 

• mined precious stones in the mountains
• collected tribute from conquered peoples
• expanded irrigation to grown bigger crops
• printed paper money to buy what it needed

The Akkadians used steles to 

• attack enemy forces
• get water for farming
• record important events
• make objects from metal

For what is Hammurabi best remembered? 

• a code of laws
• a style of battle
• a hanging garden
• a system of canals

An Akkadian achievement included

• building a beautiful temple garden
• creating the world's first empire
• writing harsh but fair laws
• spreading tales of cruelty

According to Hammurabi, what would be the punishment for punching out a superior person's eye?

• death
• a long prison term
• a severe beating
• the guilty person's eye would be knocked out

The Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar are called the Neo-Babylonians because the king did what?

• made laws just like Hammurabi
• had such respect for the Babylonians
• rebuilt Babylon after the Assyrians burned it down
• built the largest ziggurat in Mesopotamia there

Which Mesopotamian Empire was defeated by the Persians under Cyrus, the Great?

• Sumerians
• Babylonians
• Akkadians
• Neo-Babylonians