Babylonian and Assyrian Civilization

The Hittite Empire arose in Asia Minor in the year:

1800 B.C.

Hammurabi

Amorite leader

Hammurabi conceived his role as a representative of the upper class. T/F

False

The Assyrian Empire extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Caucasus Mountains to the _______ River.

Nile

2113 to 2006 B.C.

Third dynasty of Ur

Assyria was located north of Babylonia on the Mesopotamian plain along the _____ River.

Tigris

Nimrod

built the city of Babel

Hammurabi establishes a ______-controlled economy.

government

Hammurabi is best known for his ___ code.

law

Two main cultural contributions of the Hittites included:

law codes and iron smelting

Hammurabi's law code was ____-centered, while the Law of Moses was ____-centered.

man;God

What are the aspects of mathematics understood by the Babylonians?

square and cube root, multiplication, geometry, concept of zero, division, algebraic equations, place value