Unit 1, Quiz #5: 4 Empires of Mesopotamia

Over which of the following groups was Sargon the ruler?

• Akkadians
• Babylonians
• Egyptians
• Assyrians

Which of the following shows how warlike the Assyrians were?

• They invented the battering ram and used catapults
• They allowed women in their army
• They killed everyone in the cities they attacked
• They killed the horses of their enemies

The Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar are called the Neo-Babylonians because the king did what?

• made laws just like Hammurabi
• had such respect for the Babylonians
• rebuilt Babylon after the Assyrians burned it down
• built the largest ziggurat in Mesopotamia there

Which Mesopotamian Empire was defeated by the Persians under Cyrus, the Great?

• Sumerians
• Babylonians
• Akkadians
• Neo-Babylonians

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

What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?

• they were unable to trade crops with one another 
• they did not cooperate to build irrigation systems
• they had very few different natural resources available
• they could not defend themselves against stronger groups

How did the Akkadians get the resources to build their capital city?

• mined precious stones in the mountains
• collected the tribute from conquered peoples
• expanded irrigation to grow bigger crops
• printed paper money to buy what it needed

What is Hammurabi best remembered?

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

How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?

• it put an end to slavery
• it used mild punishments
• it gave women some rights
• it treated all classes the same 

Why did Nebuchadrezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?

• to make farmers stay outside
• to protect the city from attacks
• to keep his army from revolting
• to isolate his people from outsiders