The Babylonians were to the Akkadians like the Chaldeans were to ________.
A
Babylonians
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B
Assyrians
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C
Sumerians
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D
Hittites
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Solution
The correct option is B Assyrians The Akkadians conquered Sumer around the year 2371 BCE. They were later replaced in power by the Babylonians. Similarly, the Assyrians were succeeded by the Chaldeans who restablished Babylonian rule in Mesopotamia.