Ch 3 Sect. 1 and 2

What was the first empire created?

• Akkadian
• Egyptian
• Babylonian
• Etruscan

What vocabulary term in Ch 3 means to trade goods for other goods without using money?

• Credit
• Commune
• barter
• deal

What were the flat topped pyramid shaped brick towers used in ancient Mesopotamia religion called?

• temples
• ziggurats
• churches
• praymids

Who led the Babylonians and came up with a written code found on a stele?

• Cyrus
• Sargon
• Ur-Nammu
• Hammurabi

What two rivers form the borders of western and eastern Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Danube
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Nile and Tigris
• Amazon and Euphrates

Who was the leader of the Akkadians?

• Sargon
• Svengoolie
• Hanurapi
• Hammurabi

How many laws did Hammurabi's code have in it?

• 5000
• 406
• 282
• 50

Ur-nammu leader of Ur created the first known ______  

• religion code
• law code
• zip code
• code of many colors

What is a state containing several countries and territories called?

• city-state
• empire
• dictatorship
• kingdom

What type of writing did the people of Mesopotamia use?

• hierogylphics
• cursive
• ziggurat
• cuneiform