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100

What was the name of a famous ziggurat in Babylon?


The Ziggurat of Ur

100

What was the name of the second king of Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar II

100

How many hours did the Babylonians think were in a day?

Twenty-four

100

What were steles?



3d clay tablets with pictures or writing engraved upon them

100

Where was Babylon located?




Mesopotamia

200

What did Nebuchadnezzar II have around the city?

Walls and a moat

200

What was the third name of one of Nebuchadnezzar II's sons?

Belshazzar

200

What did the Babylonians make to help them with work?

Sundials

200

What language do they speak in Babylon?

Akkadian

200

What were the names of both of the rivers that intersected in the Fertile Crescent?

The Euphrates and the Tigres rivers

300

How big was the Ziggurat?

It was as tall as twice the size of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

300

What was the most common punishment for a crime in Hammurabi's code?

Death

300

What did Babylonians study the most?

Positions of celestial objects like the sun, moon, stars, galaxies, etc

300

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

A 3d stele with many laws

300

Where is Babylon located today?

Iraq

400

What is the name of the big temple in Babylon?

The Tower of Babel

400

What were two of the names of Nebuchadnezzar's sons?



Mushezib-Marduk and Amel-Marduk

400

The Babylonian's work in astrology allow them to discover what?

They were able to recognize planets and foretell eclipses

400

What were a few things that the Babylonians invented?

Canals, the plow, arches, cuneiform, etc

400

What was the second Babylonian empire called?

The Neo-Babylonian Empire

500

What was the name of one of the eight gates surrounding Babylon?


The Ishtar Gate

500

What was the name of Nebuchadnezzar II's wife?

Amytis

500

Who created cuneiform?

Priests

500

What is a famous Babylonian epic?



The Epic of Gilgamesh

500

What are two famous landmarks in Babylon?

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon/The Ziggurat of Ur