Great cities of Mesopotamia { Uruk, Akkad, Babylon. Assur}

The famous king of Uruk

• Eridu

• Gilgamesh

• Ur

• Saul

------------- was located in northern Mesopotamia on the western bank of the river Tigris.

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What is the estimated number of persons in Uruk

• 80,000

• 30,000

• 1,000,000

• 10,000

The city of Uruk was the center of what civilization?

• Babylonian Empire

• Sumerian civilization

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

What story told of the exploits of King Gilgamesh of Uruk?

• king uruk

• epic gilgamesh

• king and I

• tales of gilgamesh

Which city of Mesopotamia is located in central Mesopotamia along the banks of the Euphrates River.

• Babylon

• Akkad

• Assur

• Uruk

What city was home to Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar?

• Assyria

• Persia

• Babylon

• Jamaica

Where can Babylon be found in present day society

• Baghdad, Iraq

• Turkey

• U.S.A

• Brazil

What city was the first capital and religious center of the Assyrian Empire?

• Assur

• Akkad

• Babylon

• Asia

Which city was located in southern Mesopotamia along the banks of the Euphrates River.

• Babylon

• Uruk

• Assur

• Akkad