Mesopotamian Empires

He was the Akkadian leader that seized power in Mesopotamia around 2334 BC and united Sumerian city-states into an empire

• King Hammurabi

• King Sargon

• King Cyrus

Prior to becoming an empire, the Sumerians in Mesopotamia organized their civilization into

• city-states that were independent but traded with one another

• colonies that were ruled by another country

• provinces under one ruler

What important "first" came out of the Akkadian Empire-- it would have made communication more efficient!

• the first library

• the first postal system

• the first legal code

The city of Babylon was initially built by this group, which is why they are often called "Babylonians"

• the Assyrians

• the Persians

• the Amorites

The Assyrians paid for their large empire by doing what?

• making all of their people sell goods only to the government

• making all of their people pay tributes-- forced payments

• making all of their people serve in the military for no pay

The famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon were believed to have been built by whom and for what purpose?

• by Hammurabi to show off his power

• by Nebuchadnezzar as a gift to his wife

• by Sargon as a way to unite his people

The last group to take over in Mesopotamia were these people-- who came from outside of the region and brought Mesopotamia into their already large empire

• the Persians

• the Assyrians

• the Chaldeans/Neo-Babylonians

Which empire was so large that they had to build roads to connect it and divide it into provinces to manage it?

• the Babylonian

• the Akkadian

• the Assyrian

Mesopotamia was taken over by a series of groups, including the HIttites and Kassites, after the collapse of this empire

• the Babylonian Empire

• the Persian Empire

• the Sumerian Empire

One of the new ideas brought by the Assyrians was the creation of the world's first _________________ in their capital city of Nineveh

• ziggurat

• hanging garden

• library