Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia TEST

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.

Which of these leaders of empires came first?

• Cyrus
• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadrezzar

The Akkadians used steles to

• attack enemy forces.
• get water for farming
• record important events.
• make objects from metal.

For 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 and slaves some rights.

• It treated all classes the same.

What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?

• to bring water to the city
• to raise crops in the dry soil
• to let boats pass between rivers
• to protect the palace from attack

A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in

• choosing strong leaders.
•  trading with other empires.
• controlling such a large area
• keeping track of their history.

Conquered Sumer around 2300 BCE.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Most famous king was Nebuchadrezzar II

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

This empire was good at siege warfare.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian