Mesopotamia

Who was the Babylonian king who created his own set of harsh laws?

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar II

Who was Gilgamesh's best friend?

• Enkidu

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi

• Shamash

The Babylonian king who brought Babylon back to its former glory (also enslaved the Hebrews)

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Sargon the Great

• Gilgamesh

The king who established the Akkadian Empire

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

Mesopotamian religion is....

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

Persian religion is...

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

Which empire came first in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Akkadians

• Assyrians

Which civilization conquered the Mesopotamians, leading to the fall of the civilization?

• Persians

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Indians

Why did the Sumerians build ziggurats?

• to provide a place for their king to live

• to honor their city's god or goddess

• to provide a place for priests to live

• to provide a place for people to gather together

What is the main reason Sumerians used mud bricks to construct their buildings?

• They thought they held up better than wood.

• There were not as many trees in the desert where they lived.

• They thought they were easier to build with than wood.

• Wood was ugly