Unit 2-4 Akkadian & Babylonian Empire

How long did the Akkadian Empire rule?

• 200 years
• 234 years
• 211
• 538

Where was the Akkadian empire located?

• Egypt and all along Asia minor
• Fertile Crescent
• Asia Minor
• Mesopotamia which is in the Fertile Crescent

Who were one of the kings?

• Sargon
• Gilgamesh
• Brindavin
• calcatta

What was its capital?

• Akkad
• Iraq
• Syria
• Kuwait

Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer? 

• military strategy
• economic wealth
• religious teachings
• complex technology

For what is Hammurabi best remembered? 

• a code of laws
• a style of battle
• a hanging garden
• a system of canals

What modern country is located in the region once known as Mesopotamia?

• India
• China
• Iraq
• Egypt

An Akkadian achievement included

• building a beautiful temple garden
• creating the world's first empire
• writing harsh but fair laws
• spreading tales of cruelty

According to Hammurabi, what would be the punishment for punching out a superior person's eye?

• death
• a long prison term
• a severe beating
• the guilty person's eye would be knocked out

What is an empire?

• a group of states, nations, or people under a single authority
• a group with same laws, religion and  language
• a group with a single ruler
• a group that shares the same culture or way of life