BABYLON
HAMMURABI
THE GODS
THE MYTH
FORMATION of EARTH
100
Babylon is a small port town on what river?
Euphrates River
100
Hammurabi was Babylon's most famous what?
King
100
Who were the first two gods to appear?
Apsu and Tiamat
100
Universe starts in a ______ state.
formless
100
Marduk made the _______ and set it on schedule.
moon
200
What does "Babylon" translate to?
"Gate of the Gods"
200
The Code of Hammurabi consisted of what for the city?
Laws and punishments
200
Who was the four-eared, four-eyed giant?
Marduk
200
DAILY DOUBLE: How did Ea kill Apsu?
He cast a spell on him
200
What two things did Marduk create with Tiamat's eyes?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
300
Babylon first appeared around what time?
2350 BCE
300
What very large area did Hammurabi unify? (Named it Babylonia)
Mesopotamia
300
Who was the god that killed Apsu?
Ea
300
Who were the two people who fought over the earth for power?
Marduk and Kingu/Tiamat
300
DAILY DOUBLE: With what were humans created?
Kingu's blood
400
Babylon was southwest of what modern day city?
Baghdad
400
When did Hammurabi die?
1750 BCE
400
What is the name of one of Ea's parents?
Anshar or Kishar
400
How did Marduk kill Tiamat?
Split her body in half
400
How did Marduk create land and sky?
Threw her upper body to create sky, threw her lower body to create land
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Babylon was a city in ancient ______.
Mesopotamia
500
Hammurabi was in power from ____ BCE to ____ BCE.
1795 BCE to 1750 BCE
500
Who was the mother of Marduk?
Damkina
500
Why did Apsu want to murder his children?
His descendants were very unruly and noisy.
500
EXTRA CREDIT: How did Marduk fight against Kingu? A. winds and rock B. thunder and storms C. lightning and hail D. bows and arrows
B - thunder and storms
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