Babylonia and Assyria - 6th Grade - Mrs. Alvarenga

After the fall of the Akkadian Empire, who were the next people to dominate Mesopotamia?

• Akkadian

• The Amorites

• Summarian

In the city of Babylon who was the most famous of the Amorite rulers?

• King Hammurabi

• The Amorites

• Euphrates

True or false

The beginning of Hammurabi's reign was peaceful

• False

• True

True or false

Hammurabi is best known for a set of laws he gave to his empire known as the Code of Hammurabi.

• False

• True

Which of the laws from the Code of Hammurabi caught your attention and explain why?

Read the paragraph to answer

What was the period the Hammurabi ruled?

• from about 1792-1700 BC

• from about 1790-1750 BC

• from about 1792-1750 BC

• from about 1792-1755 BC

Read the paragraph to answer

Explain how Hammurabi used the Euphrates river to his advantage?