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Famous People and Places of Mesopotamia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sargon

a)

established a written code of laws

b)

He built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

d)

He built a massive library in the capital city of Nineveh that contained over 30,000 clay tablets

e)

Epic hero who ruled over Uruk

2.

Ashurbanipal

a)

established a written code of laws

b)

He built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

d)

He built a massive library in the capital city of Nineveh that contained over 30,000 clay tablets

e)

Epic hero who ruled over Uruk

3.

Hammurabi

a)

established a written code of laws

b)

He built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

d)

He built a massive library in the capital city of Nineveh that contained over 30,000 clay tablets

e)

Epic hero who ruled over Uruk

4.

Gilgamesh

a)

established a written code of laws

b)

He built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

d)

He built a massive library in the capital city of Nineveh that contained over 30,000 clay tablets

e)

Epic hero who ruled over Uruk

5.

Nebuchadnezzar II

a)

established a written code of laws

b)

He built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

d)

He built a massive library in the capital city of Nineveh that contained over 30,000 clay tablets

e)

Epic hero who ruled over Uruk

6.

Babylon

a)

home to the largest ancient library

b)

recognized as the religious center of the Assyrian Empire

c)

the most beautiful ancient city and home to the famous garden

d)

the center of the world's first empire

e)

one of the first major cities - it grew large due to its farming and irrigation

7.

Uruk

a)

home to the largest ancient library

b)

recognized as the religious center of the Assyrian Empire

c)

the most beautiful ancient city and home to the famous garden

d)

the center of the world's first empire

e)

one of the first major cities - it grew large due to its farming and irrigation

8.

Ninevah

a)

home to the largest ancient library

b)

recognized as the religious center of the Assyrian Empire

c)

the most beautiful ancient city and home to the famous garden

d)

the center of the world's first empire

e)

one of the first major cities - it grew large due to its farming and irrigation

9.

Assur

a)

home to the largest ancient library

b)

recognized as the religious center of the Assyrian Empire

c)

the most beautiful ancient city and home to the famous garden

d)

the center of the world's first empire

e)

one of the first major cities - it grew large due to its farming and irrigation

10.

Akkad

a)

home to the largest ancient library

b)

recognized as the religious center of the Assyrian Empire

c)

the most beautiful ancient city and home to the famous garden

d)

the center of the world's first empire

e)

one of the first major cities - it grew large due to its farming and irrigation