Mesopotamia Quiz

What is the definition of a Law Code?

• List of laws that run a country

• A leader of people

• Sargon's Army

• Hammurabi's army

A state containing several territories is called...

• A City-State

• An Empire

• A Region

• An Ally

Rebellion means...

• Outside forces coming in to conquer

• To go out and conquer

• Conquest

• Inside forces raising up to fight

Sargon created the first empire by...

• Defeating Hammurabi in battle

• Destroying the city-state Ur

• Uniting Akkadian and Babylonian lands

• Conquering Mesopotamian city-states

The purpose of Hammurabi's code was...

• Make sure everyone in his empire knew the law

• Punish his political rivals

• Conquer and rule a new empire

• Encourage the growth of trade

The Rule of Law, established under Hammurabi, was the idea that...

• There are no different type of laws

• The meaning of the law may be different across the empire

• Different laws apply to different social rankings

• Everyone must follow the law

If someone from a higher social class slaps someone from a lower social class, will their punishment be more severe or less?

• More

• Less

This Mesopotamian king created a Code of Laws, the oldest written set of laws in existence.

• Ashurbanipal

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Qin Shi Huang

Sargon ruled what Empire?

• Mesopotamia

• Babylon

• Akkad

• Egypt

Ashurbanipal was known for what type of ruling style?

• Lenient

• Cruel

• Kind

• Fair