Rulers of Mesopotamia

Q. Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

1. Sargon
2. Asshurbanipal
3. Nebuchadnezzar
4. Hammurabi

Q. The Mesopotamians created their own script called the _____ which was a system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols.

1. hieroglyphic
2. oracle bone
3. cuneiform
4. demotic

Q. What were the prized cities of Sumerians?

1. Ur
2. Lagash
3. Erech
4. Kish

Q. The _____ kingdom is claimed to be the world's first empire.

1. Sumerian
2. Akkadian
3. Mesopotamian
4. Babylonian

Q. The Semitics were descendants of the _____.

1. Akkadians
2. Sumerians
3. Babylonians
4. Assyrians

Q. Who was responsible for the unification of the whole of Mesopotamia in ancient times?

1. Asshurbanipal
2. Hammurabi
3. Nebuchadnezzar
4. Sargon

Q. The last strong ruler of the Assyrian Empire was _____.

1. Esarhaddon
2. Asshurbanipal
3. Hammurabi
4. Nebuchadnezzar

Q. Which of the following controlled the Mesopotamian lands?

1. Sumerians
2. Babylonians
3. Akkadians
4. Assyrians

Q. Where was the Ishtar Gateway originally located?

1. Susa
2. Babylon
3. Sumer
4. Thebes

Q. Cuneiform script was shaped ______.

1. Pictographic
2. Wedged shaped
3. Phonetic
4. Calligraphic

Q. Assertion [A]: The Babylonians returned to ruling Mesopotamia after the fall of the Assyrians.

Reason [R]: The Chaldeans, a Semetic tribe, came to power.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] is true but [R] is false.
4. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].