Ancient West Asia - Part 1

After King Sargon united the Sumerians in the Akkadian Empire was established

• True

• False

The Akkadian, Babylon, Assyria and Chaldea empires only left destruction that continue to affect people today.

• True

• False

King Sargon headed the very first empire in history of the world, the Akkadian empire.

• true

• false

Sargon ruled for 20 years.

• true

• false

The Akkadian empire claimed many aspects of the Sumerian culture, including hieroglyphics, the writing system of the Egyptians.

• True

• False

Sargon was succeeded by weaker leaders, which lead to the decline and eventual collapse of the Akkadian empire.

• True

• False

Babylon had many leaders, but its most famous leader was:

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Ashurbanipal

• Nabopolassar

Hammurabi constructed a huge _______ in honor of Marduk, the primary god of Babylon.

• pyramid

• hanging gardens

• ziggurat

• dike

• tower

Hammurabi's code of laws was called Code of Hammurabi. Some of the laws were based on the principle of "eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." This meant whatever wrong one had done, warranted the same punishment.

• true

• false

In 1901, archeologists discovered the round column in _________ with 282 Babylonian laws that were written in cuneiform. It is 7.5 feet tall.

• India

• Iraq

• Iran

• Iceland