The Akkadian Empire

What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia?

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

• Persians

The Akkadians were the first to move from separate city-states to this form of government.

• Democracy

• Autrocracy

• Empire

• Socialism

What language did the Akkadians speak?

• Sumerian

• Babylonian

• Asyrian

• Akkadian

What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?

• Sargon The Great

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Naram-Sin

What was Naram-Sin famous for?

• He was the Babylonian ruler who conquered the Akkadians

• He was a scribe who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh

• He was ruler of the Akkadian Empire during its peak

• He was the god of the Sun and the primary god of the city of Uruk

Who is Naram-Sin?

• Friend of Sargon the Great

• Relative of Sargon the Great

• Son of Sargon the Great

• Grandson of Sargon the Great

Why did the Sumerians think that the Akkadian Empire collapsed?

• Because they spoke a different language

• Because they could not fight well

• Because they failed to offer the right sacrifices to the gods

• Because of a curse placed on them when they destroyed the temple at Nippur

Sargon introduced the concept of the dynasty to an empire. What was this?

• When a king would assign leaders to rule each city who reported in to him

• Another name for the civil service or administrators who worked for the government

• When the son of a king inherited his kingdom and became king when he died

• All of the above

True or false: There was a good road system that ran between the major cities of the empire.

• True

• False

Which empire was the first ruler of Mesopotamia?

• The Babylonian Empire

• The Sumerian Empire

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Assyrian Empire