P. 4 - Chapter 3 Quiz

What was one of the significant contributions of Sumer?

• writing
• the wheel
• all of these
• base 60 number system

Where does the idea of "eye for an eye" come from?

• The Bill of Rights
• Cuneiform
• The Code of Hammurabi
• The Epic of Gilgamesh

What was one of the reasons the Assyrians so successful at conquering Mesopotamia?

• Iron weapons
• A volunteer army
• They treated their conquests with respect
• They were the center of trade in the Ancient World

When did Hammurabi take over the Amorites?

• circa 900 BCE
• circa 1792 BCE
• circa 2300 BCE
• circa 1400 CE

What was another name for the Chaldean Empire?

• The New Babylonian Empire
• The Medes Empire
• The Persian Empire
• The Assyrian Empire

Which of these empires included Sumer?

• The Babylonian Empire
• The Assyrian Empire
• The Akkadian Empire
• The Persian Empire

What form of religion did Sumer have?

• polytheistic
• monotheistic
• pagan
• hindu

What was the first known empire?

• The Assyrian Empire
• The Sumerian Empire
• The Babylonian Empire
• The Akkadian Empire

Which empire divided itself into provinces?

• The Assyrian empire
• The Akkadian empire
• The Babylonian Empire
• The Chaldean Empire

Which empire ended the Chaldean's rule in Mesopotamia?

• The Persian Empire
• The Greek Empire
• The Sumerian Empire
• The Assyrian Empire