The Babylonian Empire

Before the Ancient Babylonians, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia were

• The Hittites and the Assyrians

• The Sumerians and the Akkadians

• The Persians and the Hebrews

• The Phoenicians and the Chaldeans

The most famous of the Ancient Babylonian kings was

• Sargon the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Alexander the Great

• King Hammurabi

The collected and codified set of over 300 laws was called

• The Ishmael Collection

• Morse Code

• Hammurabi's Code

• The Talmud

The Babylonians wrote using

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• a crude alphabet

• mechanical pencils

Babylonian buildings were beautifully constructed of

• bricks

• chiseled stone

• lumber

• mud stucco

The Babylonian study of the stars and planets to predict the future is called

• Astronomy

• Astrology

• Astrophysics

• Constellography

The Babylonian calendar was based on the movement of the

• earth around the sun

• moon around the earth

• stars across the sky

Hammurabi's code was considered an advancement because (check all that apply)

• It was cruel so people would fear the law

• It was published, so that everyone knew the law

• It was standard across the empire

• It was written in 1772 BCE

Babylonians had domesticated (check all that apply)

• sheep

• cattle

• goats

• deer

Babylonians did NOT have a good system of

• laws

• garbage collection

• trade

• government