Sargon and Social Structure

Select the correct option. The first king of Akkad was:

• Sargon II

• Sargon the Great

• Shamshi-adad I

• Ashurbanipal

According to legend, who gave birth to Sargon?

• Ishtar

• A priestess

• A farmer

• Sargon Senior

Akki, the king's gardener, found Sargon in the basket in the river and raised him as his own. To what position did Sargon rise?

• Cup bearer

• Court jester

• King's gardener

• Court musician

After King Lugalzagesi of Umma took over the entire region of Sumer, he turned his sights on the city of Kish. What did the King of Kish do in response?

• He sent Sargon as a peace offering to Lugalzagesi.

• He told Sargon to gather the army together to defend against Lugalzagesi.

• He killed Sargon as a sacrifice to the gods

• He went into hiding and put Sargon as his replacement.

What did the King of Umma offer Sargon?

• He offered him an empire

• He offered him a partnership

• He offered him land

• He offered him peace and protection

What is the name of the 2 cities that Sargon built?

• Umma

• Babylon

• Akkad

• Kish

What weakened the Sumerian city-states helping Sargon to conquer them?

• The peace among the city-states.

• The wealth of the city-states.

• The fighting of the city-states.

• The unification of city-states.

Sargon's empire was created after he conquered what area of Mesopotamia?

• Sumer

• Egypt

• China

• Africa

What determines the ranking of a person in a Social Structure Pyramid?

• Their close friends

• Their culture

• Their job

• Their music preference

Which occupations belong to the lower class?  (2 answers)

• Kings

• Artisans

• Peasant Farmers

• servants or laborers

• merchants and traders