Mesopotamian Empires

Around 3500 BC, Mesopotamia's first civilization arose in:

• Sumer

• Akkad

Frequent wars were fought between city-states to protect fertile land, limited natural resources, and profitable trade routes.

• True

• False

Most of Sumer's 12 city-states were built around...

• the Nile River

• the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• the Red Sea

Sumer's earliest governments were controlled by...

• Kings

• temple priests

Most people in Sumer were...

• merchants

• slaves

• farmers

Sumer's upper class included kings and ...

• merchants

• priests

• farmers

The Akkadian Empire was the first Empire to rule all of Mesopotamia.

• True

• False

Sumer's first kings were probably...

• government officials

• merchants

• war heroes

Which idea did Sargon the Great bring to the Akkadian Empire?

• Sons should follow their Fathers as rulers.

• Each city-state should have its own ruler.

• The King should be chosen by the temple priests.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Sargon the Great?

• His father was a king.

• He was a cruel ruler.

• He was abandoned as a baby.