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Quiz: Hammurabi

  1. When was Hammurabi born?

    • About 1810 BC.
    • 31 October 1887, Xikou, Zhejiang
    • 22 April 1724, Königsberg, East Prussia.
    • 7 May 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou.
    Answer

    About 1810 BC. — Born: About 1810 BC..

  2. When did Hammurabi die?

    • About 1750 BC.
    • About 1425 BC. The birth year is not recorded.
    • 27 April 1937, Rome.
    • 13–14 December 1931, Marnes-la-Coquette.
    Answer

    About 1750 BC. — Died: About 1750 BC..

  3. When did Hammurabi reign?

    • About 1792 to 1750 BC, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon.
    • About 1279 to 1213 BC, 66 years.
    • About 1479 to 1425 BC.
    • 559 to 530 BC.
    Answer

    About 1792 to 1750 BC, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon. — Reign: About 1792 to 1750 BC, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon..

  4. What realm did Hammurabi rule?

    • Babylon, raised to rule over Sumer and Akkad.
    • Akkad, with subject cities from Sumer in the south to the upper Euphrates.
    • New Kingdom Egypt, at its greatest territorial extent.
    • The Achaemenid Persian Empire.
    Answer

    Babylon, raised to rule over Sumer and Akkad. — Realm: Babylon, raised to rule over Sumer and Akkad..

  5. True or false: King of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 BC, who made the city the master of Mesopotamia.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — From the entry's summary.