Week 24 Homework Succeeding Empires

1. The main trading ship that the Phoenicians used a lot in their trading journeys was called the _______________.

• cruise ship

• galley

• Titanic

2. A two-wheel horse drawn vehicle that was used during wars and battles is the ______________.

• train

• car

• chariot

3. Towers that have the form of terraced pyramids are called _______________.

• ziggurats

• hanging garden

• walls

4. A son who takes over an empire after his father's death is called an _____________.

• duke

• emperor

• heir

5. A charge of money that people have to pay in return for services provided by the government is called a _______________.

• salary

• fare

• tax

6. Buying and selling products or goods is called __________________.

• travelling

• Trade and Commerce

• Loan

7. The different Persian kings ruled by appointing governors or rulers were called _________________.

• satraps

• generals

• Pharaohs

Exercise II

1. The Phoenicians controlled a long strip of land that extended along the ______________ by the year 1200 B.C.

• Baltic Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

Exercise II

2. The Assyrians created their own _________________________ which depended on a strong army.

• strong defense system

• lots of confused rulers

• great instability

Exercise II

3. The Seleucid Empire comprised the following __________________________.

• Pakistan and Anatolia

• Mesopotamia

• all of the above