Five Empires of Mesopotamia

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

• Akkadian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Neo-Babylonian

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

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

• Sumerians
• Babylonians
• Akkadians
• Neo-Babylonians

Which of these leaders of empires came first? 

• Cyrus
• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadrezzar

What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?

• He had them carved on a stele and placed in front of the temple

• He put the code in front of the peoples houses

• He placed them at the entrance of Babylon

• He tattooed them on people to remind them

Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?

• The people of Babylon
• The Gods
• The Akkadians
• The priests

The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?

• One government ruled several groups.

• Rulers claimed to get power from the gods.

• Many beautiful works of art were produced.

• Public works such as irrigation were organized.

Who conquered Babylon and brought the Neo-Babylonian Empire to an end? 

• the Persians
• the Assyrians
• the Sumerians
• the Akkadians