Mesopotamian Empires Review

True or False: Civilization (the first cities) began in southern Mesopotamia.

• True
• False

How were the Akkadians similar and different from the Sumerians?

Groups:

(a) Similar

,

(b) Different

• Gods/Religion

• Cuneiform

• Sculpture

• Spoken Language

• Irrigation Techniques

True or False: Hammurabi united the first empire.

• True
• False

True or False: The common reason for the fall of most empires is they become too large to govern.

• True
• False

Which empire was the longest lasting?

• Assyrian
• Babylonian
• Neo-Babylonian
• Akkadian

Place the Empires in the correct chronological order (oldest to most recent)

• Babylonian

• Akkadian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

I was the first king of the Akkadian Empire.

• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Naram-Sin

I was the most influential king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Naram-Sin

I am the most famous king of the Babylonian Empire.

• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Naram-Sin

A cultural achievement of the Assyrian Empire includes this type of wall sculpture shown below.

• stele
• hieroglyph
• bas-relief
• cuneiform