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1. Ancient Mesopotamia lies in present-day __________.
2. In 1947, Bedouin shepherds in present-day Israel discovered __________, which dated to the time of Christ.
3. Which of the following artifacts, discovered in 1868 and now lost, described a battle that was also mentioned in the Bible?
4. In 586 B.C., the armies of Nebuchadnezzar sacked Jerusalem and took the Israelite captives to __________.
5. All of the following could be seen in the ancient city of Babylon except:
6. Babylon's written, legal code, the first of its kind, was inscribed on a stele known as the Law Code of __________.
7. How was ancient Assyria described in the Bible?
8. The Great Library at Nineveh, part of the ancient Assyrian palace complex, contained about 22,000 clay tablets written in __________.
9. In 1989, a burial chamber containing two Assyrian queens was discovered beneath the floor of the ancient palace at __________.
10. The Epic of Gilgamesh, which is about an ancient Sumerian hero, describes a _________ similar to one mentioned in the Bible.
11. Which ancient site has been referred to as the "first civilization on earth"?
12. Sir Leonard Woolley discovered the __________, which contained 74 skeletons, all entombed at the same time.
13. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Dilmun is referred to as a Mesopotamian equivalent of __________.
14. The present-day island of __________, south of the ancient city of Ur, was once an "Eden-like" place with plenty of water, lush gardens, and snakes.