Ancient Mesopotamia: Akkadians and Assyrians I

What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia?

• Babylonians

• Assyrian

• Sumerian

• Greek

What language did the Akkadians speak?

• Sumerian

• Akkadian

• Arabic

• None of them.

What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?

• Gilgamesh

• Naram Sin

• Sargon the Great

• Shamshi-Adad

What period of time in history did the Akkadians rule the land of Mesopotamia?

• 3300 BCE to 3000 BCE

• 2700 BCE to 2000 BCE

• 2500 BCE to 2400 BCE

• 2300 BCE to 2100 BCE

What were the Assyrians most known for?

• Their peaceful rule of the lands they conquered

• Inventing the first form of writing

• Their fearsome army and warriors

• Their poetry

What metal did the Assyrians use to make their weapons, chariots, and tools strong?

• Bronze

• Gold

• Iron

• Copper

Around what year did the last of the Assyrian Empires fall to the Babylonians?

• 2100 BCE

• 744 BCE

• 5400 BCE

• 612 BCE

When the Assyrian Empire was at its peak, what lands did it control?

• Egypt and Middle East

• Nineveh

• Rome

• Only Egypt.

Who was the first king of the Assyrians to create an empire after the Akkadian Empire fell apart?

• Arshubanipal

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon the Great

• Shamshi-Adad

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