TCI Lesson 6 Review

How did the Akkadians change Sumer?

• A. They substituted their own writing system for Sumerian cuneiform.

• B. They destroyed the Sumerian irrigation system.

• C. They conquered the independent city-states and united them.

• D. They banned the Sumerian religion and all religious practices.

Sargon built the Akkadian Empire by using his

• A. diplomatic skills.

• B. military skills.

• C. economic skills.

• D. writing skills.

How did Sargon maintain control over his empire?

• A. He destroyed the walls of many cities to make it harder for people to rebel.

• B. He replaced disloyal officials with his own men.

• C. He decreed that his sons would rule after his death.

• D. all of the above

What did Sargon use to build up his capital city?

• A. taxes collected from the Akkadian people

• B. tributes collected from the people he conquered

• C. his own personal fortune

• D. riches that he stole from neighboring countries

What did the Akkadian and Sumerian cultures share?

• A. They spoke the same language.

• B. They worshiped the same gods and goddesses.

• C. They both created three-dimensional sculptures.

• D. all of the above

Why did the Akkadian Empire weaken under the leadership of kings after Sargon?

• A. Later kings found it difficult to rule such a large territory.

• B. The Akkadians made enemies of their neighbors to the south.

• C. Later kings began to lose interest in maintaining their armies.

• D. The Akkadian population increased faster than the food supply.

What happened between the fall of the Akkadian Empire and the rise of the Babylonian Empire?

• A. There was little change because of the transition from one empire to the next.

• B. Sumer was once again a collection of independent city-states.

• C. The Assyrians conquered the area and ruled for 300 years.

• D. A terrible drought drove most people out of Mesopotamia.

What did Hammurabi use to unify the Babylonian empire and preserve order?

• A. his strong military

• B. his system of walls

• C. his code of laws

• D. his network of spies

Why was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?

• A. It was the first set of laws to apply to everyone.

• B. The laws and punishments treated all people equally.

• C. It was the first time laws had ever been created.

• D. The code described the structure of government and became the first constitution.

How did Hammurabi make sure that there was plenty of food for Babylonia?

• A. He insisted that all adults work as farmers.

• B. He forced conquered people to give up their food for the Babylonians.

• C. He kept the irrigation systems working properly.

• D. He imported food through a complex trade network.