What was the Babylonian leader Hammurabi most famous for?

the laws he came up with, which he said the gods gave him

Hammurabi's Code of Laws was the FIRST to _____________________.

apply to all people in the empire

What were aqueducts, which the Assyrians used?

pipes and channels for carrying water

The Akkadians adopted what from the Sumerian culture before them?

irrigation techniques and cuneiform writing

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Ancient World > Lesson 6 review

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Quiz review for chapter 6 of "History Alive" - The Ancient World'

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1
Ruthless military leader and most famous king of the Neo-Babylonian empire
Zerubbabel
Alexander the Great
Neochadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
2
The ____________________ he had made in Babylon were one of the Ancient wonders of the world.
roads and bridges
elaborate fountains
Hanging Gardens
life-like statues
3
The Assyrians were feared for their________________________________.
martial arts hand-to-hand combat techniques
huge stature and muscular strength
gum disease and bad breath
military might and cruelty
4
A large territory where several groups of people are ruled by one powerful government is a/an..
empire
city-state
electorate
governorship
5
What was the Babylonian leader Hammurabi most famous for?
all three of these answers
beard with knives hidden inside it
the laws he came up with, which he said the gods gave him
many wives and many kids
6
Hammurabi had the first _________________ service created.
church
engine
postal
hospitality
7
Hammurabi's Code of Laws was the FIRST to _____________________.
be given by a king
apply to all people in the empire
have a person put to death for silly reasons
treat all people equally
8
The king of Akkadian empire was named...
Sardinian
Sargon
Saruman
Samwise Gamgee
9
Sargon is credited with creating the world's _______ empire.
third
first
fourth
second
10
What were aqueducts, which the Assyrians used?
water sprinkler systems
buckets hauled around on carts
pipes and channels for carrying water
aquatic water ducks whose poop was used as fertilizer
11
The Akkadians adopted what from the Sumerian culture before them?
concrete mixture recipes
irrigation techniques and cuneiform writing
horse training interests
barbeque techniques
12
What was the name of the relief sculptures that Akkadian craftspeople carved onto stones?
stiggurats
steles
Sargonicas
statuets

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