Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia Grade 6

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Ancient Sumer flourished in Mesopotamia between

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3500 and 2300 B.C.E.

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Which empire conquered Sumer first?

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Akkadian Empire

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For over a thousand years, Sumer was a land of independent

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city-states

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Who was the first king of Akkadians?

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Sargon

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Who was the second ruler to unite all of Mesopotamia?

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Hammurabi

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Hammurabi is best known for his...

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Code of Laws

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Which statement is NOT TRUE? Hammurabi claimed the laws were the words of gods. The codes were displayed in public on a massive stele. The laws could be changed every hundred years. The code were laws for the people.

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The laws could be changed every hundred years.

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Which statement is not true about the Assyrian Empire? Religion, however, remained extremely crucial to social and political order. Powerful kings ruled the Assyrian Empire. Even kings were obliged to obey the gods. The Assyrians believed that their kings were special gods.

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The Assyrians believed that their kings were special gods.

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What was the capital city of the Akkadian Empire?

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Agade

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What was the capital city of the Babylonian Empire?

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Babylon