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Four Great Kings of Mesopotamia

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

Hammurabi was the king of which Mesopotamian empire?

a)

Assyria

b)

Sumer

c)

Babylonia

d)

Uruk

2.

Epics were written about this king who was thought to be half god and half mortal.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh

3.

This fierce king of Assyria was credited in having an extensive library that included the Epic of Gilgamesh.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Ashurbanipal

c)

Gilamesh

d)

Sargon

4.

Which king ruled the city-state of Uruk?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh

5.

This powerful, yet cruel king originally trained to be a scribe.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh

6.

He was the world's first emperor.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Ashurbanipal

7.

People were afraid to attack this city because they were afraid to upset the god Mardoki.

a)

Babylon

b)

Kish

c)

Uruk

d)

Sumer

8.

This great king wrote a set of 282 laws and punishment and had them placed on stone pillars.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Ashurbanipal

9.

This emperor gained power by killing the king of the city of Kish.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Ashurbanipal

10.

Legend has it that this king, along with his friends did amazing feats such as moving mountains, rivers, and fighting monsters.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Ashurbanipal

11.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," is a paraphrase of whose code of law?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh