bmms 4-1 Mesopotamia

Who developed the first civilization in Mesopotamia?

• Akkadians
• Sumerians
• Mesopotamians
• Egyptians

How did Sargon create the world's first empire? 

• He allowed the city-states to gain independence.
• He called himself "True King."
• He inherited the empire from his parents.
• He conquered the city-states and made them into one kingdom.

Which empire came first in the timeline??

• Assyrian
• Neo-Babylonian
• Akkadian
• Babylonian

Empires are important for all of the following reasons, except:

• They change the way people live
• They bring warfare, death and destruction
• They encourage trade, which makes goods available
• People from different cultures can share ideas, technology, and customs

Who was the Akkadian ruler who sought more land and broke peace with the Sumerians?

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadnezzar

The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What features did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked? 

• Many different peoples and lands under the control of one ruler.
• Rulers claimed to get power from the gods. 
• Many beautiful works of art were produced. 
• Public works such as irrigation were organized. 

Hammurabi is best known for 

• his postal service
• his military strength
• his code of laws
• his system of roads

What type of power did the Akkadians use to conquer Sumer?

• political
• technological
• military
• cultural

How long did the empire last?

• 200+ years
• Was no empire
• 50 years
• 100 years

Which is NOT true about Hammurabi's Code?

• 400 total Laws
• written in cuneiform
• 1st set of written law
• eye for an eye philosophy