Babylonian and Assyrian Empires

Babylonia and Assyria were empires in ancient Mesopotamia, a region that is now part of

• Iraq

• Egypt

• Sudan

• none of the above

•The Babylonian Empire emerged after the fall of the Akkadian Empire ,It was founded by ---------------, who unified the region of Mesopotamia.

• Lugalzagesi

  
  

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi

• Hitittes

The Amorites had conquered Mesopotamia. They absorbed the culture of the first civilizations in the region, Sumer and Akkad. The Amorites’ empire became known as

• Babylonia

• Akkadian

• Assyria

• Neo Babylonia

•The Babylonian empires were centred in the city of Babylon, in ---------------- Mesopotamia, modern-day central-southern Iraq.

• western
• eastern
• southern
• northern

•The Assyrian empire was centered in Ashur, in --------------Mesopotamia, modern-day northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey

• southern
• eastern
• northern
• western

•-------------------------- ( 1792-1750 BCE) is the sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty, known for his laws and military conquests.

• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Hammurabi
• Ashurbanipal

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-- established standards for justice and governance. One of the earliest written legal codes.

• Code of Hammurabi
• Magna Carta
• Justinian Code
• Twelve Tables

The main god worshipped by the Babylonians was------------------

• Nabu
• Enlil
• Ishtar
• Marduk

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A magnificent entrance to the city of Babylon adorned with glazed bricks and reliefs of dragons and bulls, showcasing the empire’s artistic achievements is---------------

• Ishtar Gate
• Hanging Gardens
• Ziggurat of Ur
• Tower of Babel

Babylonian culture influenced the coming civilizations, including the----------and----------

• Mongols and Vikings
• Chinese and Indians
• Romans and Egyptians
• Greeks and Persians