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WorksheetsThe Babylonian Empire
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Before the Ancient Babylonians, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia were
The Hittites and the Assyrians
The Sumerians and the Akkadians
The Persians and the Hebrews
The Phoenicians and the Chaldeans
The most famous of the Ancient Babylonian kings was
Sargon the Great
Cyrus the Great
Alexander the Great
King Hammurabi
The collected and codified set of over 300 laws was called
The Ishmael Collection
Morse Code
Hammurabi's Code
The Talmud
The Babylonians wrote using
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
a crude alphabet
mechanical pencils
Babylonian buildings were beautifully constructed of
bricks
chiseled stone
lumber
mud stucco
The Babylonian study of the stars and planets to predict the future is called
Astronomy
Astrology
Astrophysics
Constellography
The Babylonian calendar was based on the movement of the
earth around the sun
moon around the earth
stars across the sky
Hammurabi's code was considered an advancement because (check all that apply)
It was cruel so people would fear the law
It was published, so that everyone knew the law
It was standard across the empire
It was written in 1772 BCE
Babylonians had domesticated (check all that apply)
sheep
cattle
goats
deer
Babylonians did NOT have a good system of
laws
garbage collection
trade
government
