Mesopotamian Innovations/Empires

The Mesopotamian calendar was a lunar calendar meaning it was based on:

Hammurabi's Code is thought to be the oldest existing complete

Hammurabi is known for creating what wonder of the ancient world, though physical evidence for it doesn't exist.

Hammurabi was known as the king of which empire?

The earliest form of writing, a Mesopotamian Innovation, was known as:

The Mesopotamian calendar was broken down into _____ months, one for each of the groups of stars of their zodiac.

The Akkadian Empire is considered the first true empire and was created by what king?

All the following are uses for writing in ancient Mesopotamia except:

Believed to be the earliest surviving piece of literature.

Gilgamesh goes looking for immortality after Enkidu's death. He learns what lesson?

Hammurabi's codes were constructed with three parts. Which of the follow was NOT one of them?

Women had NO rights in Mesopotamia, even under Hammurabi's Code.

The Persian Empire solved the problem of ruling a large empire by doing each of the following except:

The Assyrian Empire was best know for how large it grew. It accomplished this by developing what kind of warfare?

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, who was created/sent to teach Gilgamesh a lesson and provide him with an equal?

Hammurabi's Code has rules for all the following areas except:

The original Persian Empire stuck around until it was conquered by

One of the major benefits of Hammurabi's Code was that it allowed local officials to make up laws.

The major themes, such as the guide/mentor revealed, in the Epic of Gilgamesh can be seen in modern storytelling.

Persia had is credited with one of the first monotheistic religions (belief in one god) called: