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What was the base of the ancient Mesopotamian sexagesimal number system?
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60
What is the oldest known surviving law code from ancient Mesopotamia?
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Code of Ur-Nammu
What was the principal temple of the god Enlil at Nippur called in ancient Mesopotamia?
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Ekur
Which Assyrian king led the army at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BCE?
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Shalmaneser III
Which ancient Mesopotamian goddess ruled the underworld in Sumerian mythology?
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Ereshkigal
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What is the oldest known surviving law code from ancient Mesopotamia?
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Code of Ur-Nammu
Which Assyrian king led the army at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BCE?
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Shalmaneser III
Who founded the Akkadian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia?
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Sargon of Akkad
Which strait separates Taiwan from the northern Philippines?
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Luzon Strait
Which strait separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa?
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Bab-el-Mandeb
Which strait separates Chile’s mainland from Tierra del Fuego?
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Strait of Magellan
Which strait separates Europe from Asia at Istanbul?
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Bosporus