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How did the Kassites conquer Babylon?: The Hittites robbed the Babylonians, which made them weak enough for the Kassites to conquer.
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How does Genesis define the word "Babel"?: confusion
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In what land was the city of Babel located?: Shinar
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What are three laws covered in the Code of Hammurabi?: Land and business deals; military service; loans and debts
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What are three Semitic languages?: Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew
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What did the Assyrians learn from the Hittites?: They learned to make and use chariots.
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What did the Sumerian farmers use to control river flooding?: dikes or dams
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What did the Sumerians develop when government officials wanted to keep records of food production and distribution?: a writing system
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What groups made up the the lowest class in Sumerian society?: farmers and slaves
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What is a governing group of specially selected officials?: bureaucracy
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What is a governing system ruled by a king or queen?: monarchy
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What is a large division of a country?: territory
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What is a scribe?: someone who wrote things for others
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What is a set of laws written in a clear and orderly way?: code
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What is an official order or decision made by a ruler?: decree
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What is Sargon known best for?: He was the leader of the world's first empire.
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What kind of building do scholars believe the Tower of Babel was?: a ziggurat
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What kinds of material were used to build the Tower of Babel?: clay bricks
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What was discovered in 1901 on a seven-foot-high stone monument?: The Code of Hammurabi
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What was the center of civilization in Mesopotamia after the Medes conquered the Assyrian empire?: Babylon
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What was the system of taxation like that the kings of Babylon created?: They asked the people to pay them to run the government.
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What were the achievements of the Assyrians?: They made and used the lance and the battering ram.
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Where do most historians believe the Tower of Babel was built?: Shinar
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Who ruled Mesopotamia before the Babylonians?: the Sumerians
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Who was Hammurabi?: a Babylonian king