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Mesopotamia ssc
Four Empires of Mesopotamia
Question | Answer |
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a city that is the center of government | Capital |
a large territory or group of territories under one ruler | Empire |
a pipe or channel that brings water from distant places | Aqueduct |
a forced payment made my conquered people to their new group | Tribute |
one who studies the stars and planets | Astronomer |
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life? | Hammurabi |
Who was the king of the Akkadian who conquered all of Mesopotamia? | Sargon |
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build inner walls, outer walls, and a moat around the city of Babylon? | He wanted to protect the city from attacks |
empire that built a great army that used battering rams, horses, and iron weapons | Assyrians |
empire that contributed the seven-day-week to our calendar | Neo-Babylonians |
empire that made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Neo-Babylonians |
Who wrote a code of laws that applied to everyone and was written down for all to see | Hammurabi |
Who used the strategy where a front row of soldiers held shields for protection and the next row extended spears between the shields | Sargon |
empire that was well known for the three-dimensional sculptures called steles | Akkadians |
What problem did all four empires have | it was difficult to control a large area |
What empire's capital was a center of trade | Babylonian |