Question

Around 2300 BC, the small city of Babylon arose on the site of the fallen Sumerian Empire (1). A few hundred years later, neighboring Amorite kings moved in and established a dynasty, declaring Babylon the capital of the Babylonian Empire (2). Babylonia’s domain covered Northern Africa from modern-day Algeria to Egypt (3).

Which statements are false and which are true?

Answer 1

(1) True

(2) True

(3) False

Step-by-step explanation:

Babylonia's domain did not cover Northern Africa. Babylonia was an ancient city located in the Middle East, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the region of modern Iraq. This city was built around 2300 BCE by the Akkadian Empire, on the site of a previous city built by the Sumerians. Babylon soon became one of the most important political, economic, religious and military centers of the region. A few centuries later, around the 18th century BCE, it became the capital of the Babylonian Empire, under the kingship of Hammurabi.