Mesopotamia 9-6

Why did armies fight?

• They wanted farmland
• They wanted to destroy people
• They wanted to show their power
• They wanted to please the gods

This was the world's first empire which defeated the civilization of Sumer.

• Akkadian
• Babylonian
• Sumerian
• Chaldean

Who was the leader of the Akkadian empire?

• Sargon
• Khufu
• Menes
• Hammurabi

Sargon built a new capital city along the Euphrates river called...

• Memphis
• Akkad
• Ur
• Uruk

Sargon's empire stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to..... 

• Persian Gulf
• The Babylonian Mountains
• The Sea of Biscay
• The Red Sea

Which Sumerian city-state rebuilt it's strength and conquered the Akkadian empire when Sargon died?

• Ur
• Uruk
• Babylon
• Memphis

This is the belief in many gods

• monotheism
• polytheism
• Christianity
• Judaism

Sumerian priests would offer sacrifices to their gods in...

• temples
• churches
• ziggurats
• vestibules

This was the Sumerian god of the air

• Enlil
• Enki
• Nanna
• Utu

The most influential Sumerian woman was...

• Enheduanna
• Cleopatra
• Ruth
• Boaz