History-Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Which king united Akkad and Sumer, creating the world's first empire?

• King Hammurabi

• King Ashurbanipal

• King Sargon

• King Nabopolassar

True or False: King Sargon's empire eventually included all the people of Mesopotamia and lasted over 200 years.

• True

• False

What is King Hammurabi best known for?

• Creating Cuneiform

• Creating a set of laws for his empire

• Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Building the Gate of Ishtar

True or False: Hammurabi's code dealt with only the empire's business rules.

• True

• False

Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

• Uruk

• Eridu

• Ur

• Nineveh

Name two facts of the Assyrian army.

Answer explanation

Well trained, 50,000 soldiers, fought with iron weapons, very brutal

Fill in the blank: Assyrian kings broke the empire into __________and ____________ districts.

• provinces, political

• city states, provinces

• state, political

The Assyrian kings chose officials to do what in each province?

Answer explanation

Govern, collect taxes and carry out the laws

The Assyrian King, King Ashurbanipal built one of the first__________?

• Airports

• Storage facilities

• Farms

• Libraries

Which empire took over the Assyrian Empire around 650 BCE?

• Babylonian Empire

• Akkadian Empire

• Chaldean Empire

• Persian Empire