The First Empires

An empire is _____________

• a state containing several countries or territories.

• a name of a popular TV show.

• another word for a city-state.

• a tall building in New York City.

What is an ally? Select two answers.

• An ally is a small street between houses.

• A girl's name.

• Someone who has your back.

• An ally is an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal.

An idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture is called _______________.

• an ally.

• a cultural trait.

• a code of laws.

• tendency.

One of the oldest set of laws, it governed life in the Babylonian Empire.

• The US Constitution.

• the Ten Commandments.

• Hammurabi's Code

• My mommy's rules.

The idea that all members of society, rich or poor, weak or powerful, must obey the law of the land.

• Civil Law

• Distributive Property

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Rule of Law

The Rule of Law says that everyone must obey the law. But does everyone benefit from the law that same way?

• Yes, because all laws in America are based on laws written in religious writings.

• Yes, because all laws must be equal and fair.

• No, because rich people had laws written to benefit them more than the poor people.

• No, because the king can change his mind.

The fertile land between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers form what archaeologists call __________________.

• Mesopotamia

• Mesoamerica

• Middle Earth

• Microzoology

What is POLYTHEISM?

• The belief that you have to sacrifice animals to please your city's god.

• The belief in one true god.

• Using too much plastic.

• The belief in more than one god.

Sargon united much of Mesopotamia under his rule, creating the world's first empire called ________________.

• Sargon Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Akkadian Empire

• Persian Empire

Who led Babylon to become a powerful empire?

• Lagash

• Gudea

• Hammurabi

• Sargon