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Who is Sargon?
a) King and founder of Akkadian empire
b) a skilled craftsperson
c) a professional writer
d) an agreement or promise

In which present-day country is Mesopotamia located?
a) Japan
b) New Zealand
c) Iraq
d) Egypt

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?
a) The code was designed to ensure everyone behaved appropriately in Babylon.
b) The code allowed priest to do what they wanted to.
c) The code helped parents make sure their kids behaved.
d) The code was Hammurabi's way of being mean to his people.

What areas of Babylonian life did the law of Hammurabi deal with?
a) Punishments for criminal behavior such as stealing and murder
b) Marriage and divorce
c) Buyer protection laws
d) All of the above

Sargon was able to take over Mesopotamia quickly. What military features helped him accomplish this?
a) standing army
b) use of iron weapons
c) heavier armor
d) All of the above

The city-states in Sumer fought with one another
a) because of religious reasons
b) to make sure that the people of the region didn’t rebel
c) to gain riches and control the water supply
d) None of the above

The Assyrian Empire fell because
a) they became too rich and wealthy
b) the empire was spread too thin
c) their religion didn’t allow them to take over any more land
d) they were peaceful and let other countries take over

The most important innovation made by the Babylonian people was
a) towers
b) ziggurats
c) a centralized government
d) organized military

The Hittites were experts in the use of
a) building tools
b) computers
c) math
d) chariots

The Assyrians treated their conquered people by all of the following except
a) killing them
b) banishing them to other lands
c) letting them run the government
d) enslaving them

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