Ancient Mesopotamia-Later Civilizations

Where id Mesopotamia's first civilization begin?

• in Babylon

• in Assyria

• in Sumer

• in Phoenicia

Which describes the Sumerian religion?

• priests were part of the lower class

• they believed in many gods

• they did not try to appease the gods

• they believed in one god

What Mesopotamia ruler created the first empire?

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus te Great

• Nebuchadnessar II

• Sargon the Great

What important contribution did Hammurabi make?

• first ruler to create an empirt

• the Hanging Gardens

• organized laws into a clear, written system

• established colonies

How did the Assyrians conquer Mesopotamia?

• they did not enlsave people

• they divided government power

• used iron weapons instead of bronze

• did not force people to move away

Who defeated the Assyrians and rebuilt Babylon?

• Chaldeans

• Phoenicians

• Persians

• Akkadians

What were the Phoenicians famous for?

• extensive sea trade network

• firs world empire

• creating a unified code of law

• building the Tower of Babel

How did Darius unify people and cultures in the Persian Empire?

• forced all people to follow Persian customs

• he was the only ruler in the whole empire

• he had no tolerance for people he conquered

• he connected the empire with a network of roads

what contribution did Mesopotamia make that made traveling by land easier?

• abacus

• wheel

• number system based on 60

• crafted weapons and tools from bronze