Mesopotamia Lesson 3 Practice Quiz

He was the king of Babylon who created a written law for all to see.

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebachadezzar

• Gilgamesh

Another term for a king is ___________.

• Empire

• Cuneiform

• Monarch

• President

Hammurabi's Codes were a set of 282 laws that dealt with most parts of everyday life and were the basis of many of our laws today.

• True

• False

A wheeled cart pulled by horses is a ___________.

• Potter's Wheel

• Chariot

• Cylinder Seal

• Cuneiform

He created the beautiful Hanging Gardens and was a Chaldean King.

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Polytheism

• Nebachadnezzar

It is important that Hammurabi's Codes were written down because...

• Judges could interpret laws differently.

• People could view each law for themselves.

• Government officials could disobey any law.

• Foreign merchants could understand the laws.

What advancement did the Hittites develop?

• They used a calvary and archers to fight in a battle.

• They built high walls to protect farmland.

• They used iron to make tools and weapons.

• They combined copper and tin to make bronze.

What group of people created the Royal Library and had thousands of texts dealing with medicine, religion and laws?

• Hittites

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Chaldeans