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1 Ur
Greetings! My name is Enheduanna, and my home is in Ur, around 2285-2250 BC, by your reckoning. Here is Lady Pu-abi from ca. 2600-2500 B.C. Let us transport you far away and long ago to Ur of Mesopotamia.
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10 Q
nannywoo
Today!
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2 Hammurabi and His Code
Most school children at one time or another hear about the Hammurabi Code of Laws. However, the phrase they learn, "eye for an eye", really oversimplifies this historic document. What do you know about Hammurabi and his Code?
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10 Q
ponycargirl
May 13 13
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3 The "Write" Stuff
Writing emerged-- for the first time ever-- in fourth millennium BCE in Southern Babylonia. What forces catalyzed the invention of writing? How was this first writing system invented and used? Take this quiz to find out!
Difficult
10 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jun 27 08
1785 plays
4 The History of Sumer
Covering one of the earliest civilizations in human history, this quiz covers the history of Sumeria in a nutshell. Have fun!
Difficult
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Aug 25 01
3333 plays
5 Mesopotamian Kings
Some of these you may even remember from Sunday school or Bible study.
Tough
10 Q
wdstk
Mar 07 08
1311 plays
6 General Mesopotamian History
Brought to you from the Cradle of Civilization.
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10 Q
wdstk
Feb 20 08
2625 plays
7 Mesopotamia: From City-States to Kingdoms
The chronological evolution of Ancient Mesopotamia.
Difficult
15 Q
FrancuDaniel
Oct 15 12
192 plays
8 Mesopotamia
This is my first quiz on ancient history. I got most of the information from a text book called "Ancient World".
Average
10 Q
Fmskid
Feb 28 08
1455 plays
9 Mesopotamian Bronze Age Civilizations
This quiz covers the first civilizations founded in the Ancient Near East during the Bronze Age.
Average
10 Q
stetienne
Jul 21 08
1161 plays
10 Sumer or Later
The Bible refers to it as "Shinar", Egyptians called it "Sngr", but by whatever name Sumer holds a unique place in history. Step back in time and see if Sumer gets the credit for things we still have today, or if others deserve the fame.
Very Difficult
10 Q
NewzHound
Jul 18 10
327 plays
11 Mesopotamian Civilization - An Introduction
For those just starting to learn about the Mesopotamian civilization. Not too detailed, this quiz focuses on the information presented in most college general history courses.
Tough
10 Q
jrmorgan56
Nov 17 04
1761 plays
12 The Wonderful Gutians
What do you know about the Gutians? I'm sure many of you haven't heard about them, so please play this obscure quiz on them. All the best! :)
Tough
5 Q
me07
Sep 15 03
612 plays
13 Mesopotamia Obscura
From before Akkad to after Zorastherism, let's take a trip to the land netween the rivers and their neighbors. All dates are BCE by the way.
Tough
15 Q
kopf
Nov 09 01
2055 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Which of these lists gives the empires in the order that they arose?
* From what city-state did Sargon the Great, carve out the world's first empire that spanned the 'Known World?'
* Along with a code of laws and 'little gods', the reign of Hammurabi, of Babylonia, can claim fame to which other (mathematical) achievement?
* What did the Kassites, the rulers after Hammurabi's descendants in Babylonia share with Europeans?
* What was the kingdom between the Hittite empire and the lands of Babylonia?


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