Mesopotamian Empires

Who was the first King of the Akkadian Empire?

What happened after the Akkadian Empire fell?

• Babylon immediately took over.

• Assyria immediately took over.

• The region returned to city-states

• The region returned to hunting and gathering.

What does "Babylon" mean?

• Gate of the Gods

• Baby Lion

• King Bylon's City

• Northern Capital

What language did the Babylonians speak?

• Babylonian

• Sumerian

• Akkadian

• English

• Mesopotamian

Hammurabi, King of the Babylonians, is famous for creating a list of...

• Groceries

• Laws

• Gods

• Animals

• Recipies

According to Babylonian Law, which of the following crimes is not punished by death?

• Breaking into someones house and stealing.

• Accusing someone of a Capital Crime, but not proving it.

• Going to a bar (if you are a female Priest)

• Killing a slave by accident

• Building a bad house that collapses

Write your own Babylonian-Style law.

This represents the Sun God of the Assyrians, who shared his name with their capital city. What was his name?

• Ra

• Ashur

• Sunny G

• Assyrion

• Ahura Mazda

The Assyrians had two Empires: Old and New. Why did the Old Assyrian Empire fall?

• The Late Bronze Age Collapse

• The Fall of the House of Ashur

• The Babylonian Insurgency

• The Market Crash of 1929 BCE

• Hammurabi's Revenge

Which of the following maps shows the New Assyrian Empire?

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