Empires of Mesopotamia

Competition between Mesopotamian city-states was usually over _____.

• trade routes

• land & water

• military resources

• slaves

The first empire formed in Mesopotamia was created by _____.

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus

• Sargon

• Tiglath-Pileser

The empire established by Hammurabi was called the _____.

• Kassite

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Akkadian

The Babylonian Empire was created by which ruler?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Tiglath-Pileser

• Ramses

The legal system with 282 laws, created around 1792 BCE, was called what?

• Laws of Sargon

• Code of Hammurabi

• Twelve Tables

• Dogma of Hammurabi

The largest category of laws in the Code of Hammurabi dealt with what issues?

• criminal activity

• paying off debts

• marriage & family

• building codes

After the Babylonian Empire fell apart, which empire gained control over Mesopotamia?

• Assyrians

• Kassites

• Akkadians

• Chaldeans

After the Kassite Empire fell apart, which empire gained control over Mesospotamia?

• Chaldeans

• Babylonians

• Akkadians

• Assyrians

Which empire was the last to rule over Mesopotamia in the period before 500 BCE?

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Chaldeans

• Kassites

Which empire controlled Mesopotamia the longest?

• Chaldeans

• Babylonians

• Kassites

• Assyrians