The Akkadians & Sargon
This group of people conquered the Sumerians around 2330 B.C.
Who are the Akkadians?
Daily Double: which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Hammurabi’s Code consisted of approximately this many specific laws.
What is 282?
The Hittites were among the first people to make extensive use of weapons made of this metal.
What is iron?
This Chaldean ruler rebuilt Babylon and is credited with building the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
He was the most powerful king and leader of the Akkadian Empire.
Who is Sargon?
He came to power in Babylon around 1792 B.C. and created a famous legal system.
Who is Hammurabi?
This famous phrase describes the concept of equal retaliation found in Hammurabi's Code.
What is "An eye for an eye"?
Daily Double: What's the best-selling book of all time?
The Bible
This epic Sumerian story was famously preserved in the great Assyrian library.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Daily Double: Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
This was the chief god of the Babylonian people.
Who is Marduk?
Under Babylonian law, if a wealthy man blinded a poor man, he didn't lose his eye; he paid this instead.
What is a fine?
The Assyrians were the first to make major use of this type of soldier on horseback.
What is cavalry?
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
The Akkadians spoke this type of language, which is a relative of modern Hebrew and Arabic.
What is a Semitic language?
Under Babylonian law, a wife could not do this, though she could leave if her husband was cruel.
What is divorce her husband?
Unlike the "eye for an eye" system, the Hittites usually punished injury by requiring the offender to do this.
What is pay a fine?
This fortified city served as the capital of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Nineveh?
Daily Double: In which country was Pablo Picasso born?
Spain
Short-lived by empire standards, the Akkadian rule lasted approximately this many years.
What is 100 years?
This social class consisted of priests, nobles, high government officials, and rich traders.
What is the upper class?
Daily Double: What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
The Hittites were an Indo-European-speaking people who invaded Mesopotamia from this region.
What is Asia Minor?
What famous mouse wears yellow shoes?
Mickey Mouse