Mesopotamian Empires Review

Mesopotamian Empires

Match

Match the following empires with their length of rule.

• Sumer

• Babylonia

• Assyria

3500-2006 BCE

1792-539 BCE

1115-612 BCE

• 3500-2006 BCE

• 1792-539 BCE

• 1115-612 BCE

• After the fall of Sumer, Babylonia became the next great empire.

• Hammurabi's Code of Law became the first set of established written set of laws.

• Frequently invaded by the Assyrians.

• Known for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the creation of the 60 minute hour and 12 month calendar.

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​Babylonia

Match

Match the following leader(s) to the correct empires.

• Sumer

• Babylonia

• Assyria

Sargon the Great

Hammurabi & Nebuchadnezzar II

Ashurbanipal II

• Sargon the Great

• Hammurabi & Nebuchadnezzar II

• Ashurbanipal II

• Skilled in war tactics (chariots, battering rams, armored horses)

• Enslaved prisoners of war to build elaborate temples and cities.

• Developed early versions of sewage systems.

• Constant warfare with others weakened the empire and allowed for the invasion of the Chaldeans and Medes to attack the capital.

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Assyria

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributed to the downfall of Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria?

• Famine (Lack of food)

• Natural disasters

• Economic collapse

• Invasion

Match

Match the following empires with the key detail:

• Sumer

• Babylonia

• Assyria

Developed metal working

Created the 60 minute hour

Harsh war tactics

• Developed metal working

• Created the 60 minute hour

• Harsh war tactics