Mesopotamian Rulers Quiz

What civilization did Gilgamesh rule?

• Sumerians

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

Who was the first Mesopotamian ruler to claim to be a god?

• Nabopolassar

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Tiglath-Pileser III

• Naram-Sin

• Ashurbanipal

What is Hammurabi famous for?

• Forming the Assyrian Empire

• Taking on the Greeks in the First Persian War

• Establishing a written code of laws

• Conquering Babylon and allowing the Jews to return home

• Building a massive library in the city of Nineveh

What Empire did Sargon the Great establish?

• Sumerians

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

What is Nebuchadnezzar II famous for?

• Founding the Babylonian Empire

• Defeating the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae

• Establishing a written code of laws

• Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and sending the Jews into exile

• Building a massive library in the city of Nineveh

What Assyrian Emperor established the world's first professional standing army?

• Nabopolassar

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Tiglath-Pileser III

• Naram-Sin

• Ashurbanipal

What civilization did Shamshi-Adad I rule?

• Sumerians

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

What is Ashurbanipal famous for?

• Forming the Assyrian Empire

• Taking on the Greeks in the First Persian War

• Establishing a written code of laws

• Conquering Babylon and allowing the Jews to return home

• Building a massive library in the city of Nineveh

Which leader established the Persian Empire?

• Cyrus the Great

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Tiglath-Pileser III

• Naram-Sin

• Ashurbanipal

What was Xerxes I famous for?

• Forth King of Persia

• Fighting Greece in the Second Persian War

• Defeating the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae

• Losing to the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis

• All of the above