Ancient Empires of Mesopotamia

Which empire was known for sailing?

• Phoenician

• Babylonia

• Assyrian

Which empire were known as skilled warriors?

• Phoenicians

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

What was the result of independent city-states in Sumer growing in size and power?

• City-states refused to trade with one another

• City-states fought for control and empires began

• City-states surrendered to Egypt

What is an empire?

• Idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture

• A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire

• A state containing several countries or territories

How did the Akkadian Empire collapse?

• Sargon died

• Hammurabi died

• disease

What was the code of Hammurabi?

• A set of laws that were posted around the Babylonian Empire

• The king of Assyria

• The password to an ancient tomb

How did Sargon and Hammurabi maintain control of large empires?

• They appointed leaders that were loyal to them and oversaw the whole empire themselves

• They used their armies to punish the citizens

• They allowed cities to keep their own rulers

What was the most important item that Phoenician's traded?

• Silk

• Spices

• Purple dye

How did Persian rule differ from Akkadian and Babylonian rule?

• Conquered lands could keep their king, religion, and culture

• Persia was ruled by priests while Akkadian and Babylon were ruled by kings

• The Persian Empire did not allow freedom of religion while the Akkadian and Babylonia Empires did.

King Darius established roads that connected all of which empire?

• Egyptian

• Persian

• Babylonia