Mesopotamia Review 2

What is an empire?

• group of areas and people ruled by one person

• city-states

• group of people

• way of life

Who was Sargon?

• An Akkadian

• Sumerian

• Elamian

• Babylonian

How did Sargon form his empire?

• conquered Sumerian city-states

• elected leader

• Created an army made up of farmers

• He asked the Sumerians to give up their land

Why did Sargon's empire fail? 

• Sargon died
• Rebellion 
• New Leader

Laws that followed the idea of an “eye for an eye” is known as

• Code of Laws
• Code of Hammurabi
• Code of Samurai
• Code of Sargon

Who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Sumer
• Mrs. Houle

Who was the ruler of the Babylonians?

• Sargon
• Hammurabi

Who created the first empire?

• Sargon
• Hammurabi

The first Mesopotamian empire to use iron weapons and chariots in battle were:

• Persians

• Assyrians

• Phoenicians

• Akkadians

This empire used a network of roads and split their land into provinces to help govern the area

• Assyrians

• Hebrews

• Babylonians

• Akkadians