Four Empires of Mesopotamia

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What is an empire?

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a large territory where groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government

Front

Over which of the following groups was Sargon the ruler? (Akkadians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Assyrians)

Back

Akkadians

Front

According to Hammurabi, what would be the punishment for punching out a superior person's eye?

Back

the guilty person's eye would be knocked out

Front

Which Empire invented the Wall of Shields?

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Akkadians

Front

Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

Back

He wanted to please his homesick wife.

Front

Which of the following shows how warlike the Assyrians were?
Options:
They invented the battering ram and used siege warfare
They allowed women in their army
They killed everyone in the cities they attacked
They killed the horses of their enemies

Back

They invented the battering ram and used siege warfare

Front

What was the name of the oldest epic story ever written? Options: Little Red Riding Hood, War and Peace, Gilgamesh, Gone With the Wind

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Gilgamesh

Front

For what achievement are the Akkadians best known?
Options:
Building the beautiful Hanging Gardens,
Creating the world's first empire,
Inventing peanut butter,
Creating the first code of laws

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Creating the world's first empire

Front

Where were Hammurabi's laws written?

Back

On a 8 foot stele in a temple

Front

Which empire built 2 thick walls (an inner wall and an outer wall) and also had a moat for protection?

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Neo-Babylonians