Who was the chief god of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi
Indra
Marduk
Ra
Which amoung the following is true about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
One of the original Seven Wonders of the World.
Built by King NebuchadnezzarII.
Consisted of elaborate architecture and engineering.
All the above.
The cradle of civilization is a term referring to :
locations identified as the sites of the emergence of civilization
locations were agriculture was possible
locations were irrigation was possible
All the above
What did hieroglyphics look like?
Like pictures
Like lots of short lines or bird foot-prints
Like our letters
Like mathematical symbols
Mesopotamia was referred to as the Fertile Crescent because of :
the dimensions of the land.
the area was known for its rich farmlands.
the region was so densly populated.
How was cuneiform writing done?
Tools were used to carve cuneiform into stone tablets
A brush was dipped in ink and brushed across papyrus
A pointy stick was pushed into damp clay
A pointed bone was pressed into a thick leaf
Cuneiform documents were written on :
Palm leaf
Rocks
Wood
Clay tablets
Who was the the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ?
Cyrus The Great.
King Hammurabi.
King Nabonidus
King Ur-Nammu
Name the empires included in Mesopotamia ?
Sumerian and the Akkadian
Babylonian and Assyrian
Both a and b
None of these
The name "cuneiform" is derived from which language?
German
Latin
French
Arab
