Ancient Mesopotamia

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Which of the following is NOT a major river of Mesopotamia?

  1. Tigris

  2. Euphrates

  3. Nile

  4. Jordan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Nile River is located in Egypt, not Mesopotamia.

What was the name of the first major civilization to arise in Mesopotamia?

  1. Sumerian

  2. Akkadian

  3. Babylonian

  4. Assyrian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sumerian civilization arose in Mesopotamia around 3500 BC.

What was the capital city of the Sumerian civilization?

  1. Ur

  2. Uruk

  3. Nippur

  4. Lagash


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ur was the capital city of the Sumerian civilization.

What was the name of the famous Sumerian king who is credited with compiling the first written code of laws?

  1. Hammurabi

  2. Ur-Nammu

  3. Sargon of Akkad

  4. Gilgamesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hammurabi was the famous Sumerian king who is credited with compiling the first written code of laws.

What was the name of the Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia and established the Akkadian Empire?

  1. Sargon of Akkad

  2. Naramsin

  3. Manishtushu

  4. Rimush


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sargon of Akkad was the Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia and established the Akkadian Empire.

What was the name of the Babylonian king who is credited with building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II

  2. Hammurabi

  3. Ur-Nammu

  4. Sargon of Akkad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nebuchadnezzar II was the Babylonian king who is credited with building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

What was the name of the Assyrian king who conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire and established the Neo-Assyrian Empire?

  1. Tiglath-Pileser III

  2. Sargon II

  3. Sennacherib

  4. Esarhaddon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tiglath-Pileser III was the Assyrian king who conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire and established the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

What was the name of the Chaldean king who conquered the Neo-Assyrian Empire and established the Neo-Babylonian Empire?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II

  2. Nabopolassar

  3. Amel-Marduk

  4. Neriglissar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nabopolassar was the Chaldean king who conquered the Neo-Assyrian Empire and established the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

What was the name of the Persian king who conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire and established the Persian Empire?

  1. Cyrus the Great

  2. Darius I

  3. Xerxes I

  4. Artaxerxes I


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cyrus the Great was the Persian king who conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire and established the Persian Empire.

What was the name of the Greek king who conquered the Persian Empire and established the Hellenistic Empire?

  1. Alexander the Great

  2. Philip II of Macedon

  3. Antigonus I Monophthalmus

  4. Seleucus I Nicator


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexander the Great was the Greek king who conquered the Persian Empire and established the Hellenistic Empire.

What was the name of the Parthian king who defeated the Seleucid Empire and established the Parthian Empire?

  1. Mithridates I of Parthia

  2. Phraates II of Parthia

  3. Orodes II of Parthia

  4. Artabanus II of Parthia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mithridates I of Parthia was the Parthian king who defeated the Seleucid Empire and established the Parthian Empire.

What was the name of the Sassanid king who defeated the Parthian Empire and established the Sassanid Empire?

  1. Ardashir I

  2. Shapur I

  3. Bahram I

  4. Yazdegerd I


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ardashir I was the Sassanid king who defeated the Parthian Empire and established the Sassanid Empire.

What was the name of the Arab caliph who conquered the Sassanid Empire and established the Umayyad Caliphate?

  1. Umar ibn al-Khattab

  2. Uthman ibn Affan

  3. Ali ibn Abi Talib

  4. Muawiyah I


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Umar ibn al-Khattab was the Arab caliph who conquered the Sassanid Empire and established the Umayyad Caliphate.

What was the name of the Abbasid caliph who overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid Caliphate?

  1. Al-Saffah

  2. Al-Mansur

  3. Al-Mahdi

  4. Harun al-Rashid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Al-Saffah was the Abbasid caliph who overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid Caliphate.

What was the name of the Mongol ruler who conquered the Abbasid Caliphate and established the Ilkhanate?

  1. Hulagu Khan

  2. Kublai Khan

  3. Genghis Khan

  4. Batu Khan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hulagu Khan was the Mongol ruler who conquered the Abbasid Caliphate and established the Ilkhanate.

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