Mesopotamia Review

Which are two systems of writing from ancient Mesopotamia?

• Stele and Tribute

• Pictographs and Cuneiform

Who created a code of law to have peace and justice?

• The Akkadian Ruler, Sargon

• The Babylonian Ruler, Hammurabi

• The Assyrian Ruler, Ashurbanipal

• The Chaldean Ruler, Nebuchadnezzar

What do some people call Hammurabi's code to show that the crime usually matched the punishment?

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

• Euphrates and Tigris.

• Pictographs

• Eye for an eye.

What technology had to be invented before farming villages grew into complex city-states?

• Irrigation

• Pictographs

Cuneiform is an ancient writing that was developed from _________.

• Pictographs

• Tigris

What two rivers were the main rivers of Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Mississippi

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Pictographs and Cuneiform

What kind of metal did the Assyrians use for their weapons?

• tin

• copper

• bronze

• iron

Which empire was feared for their ruthless empire?

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Babylonian Empire

• The Assyrian Empire with iron weapons

• The kinder Chaldean Empire

What wonder of the ancient world was created in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II?

• The Great Pyramids of Egypt

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Which empire came directly after the Akkadian Empire?

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Babylonian Empire

• The Assyrian Empire

• The Chaldean Empire