Core 4 Mesopotamian Empires Quiz

Fill in the blank: Hammurabi's Code of Laws applied to ____.

• Only the rich

• Only the poor

• Everyone

• Only the rulers.

Fill in the blank: A 'Capital' is a city that is the center of government and hub of ____.

• Trade

• Civilization

• Agriculture

• Law

Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?

• A) A Roman emperor

• B) A Chaldean king responsible for rebuilding the Babylonian Empire

• C) An Egyptian pharaoh

• D) A Greek philosopher.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife who missed her ______.

• homeland

• family

• friends

• pets

Assyrian armies perfected siege warfare and military technology such as ______.

• A) war towers and battering rams

• B) catapults and trebuchets

• C) tanks and airplanes

• D) ships and submarines

The Assyrian army was the first large army to use what type of weapons?

• Bronze

• Iron

• Steel

• Wooden

Which of the following describes 'Famine'?

• A) A period of widespread hunger

• B) A strong partnership

• C) A universal measurement system

• D) A city that is the center of government.

Who was the 6th king of Babylon?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus

Fill in the blank: The Akkadian Empire went 100 years without a ____.

• War

• Famine

• Leader

• Law

What did Hammurabi develop?

• A) A new language

• B) A set of written laws

• C) A new religion

• D) A new form of government.