Ch4 L2: Mesopotamian Empires

How did Sargon become an emperor over Sumer?

• The throne was given to him because he was an heir

• He conquered Sumerian city-states with his army

How much of Mesopotamia did Sargon rule during his life?

• Akkad and Sumer only

• All of it

• Akkad, some Sumerian city-states, and the city of Babylon

Which empire came directly after the Akkadian Empire?

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Babylonian Empire

• The Assyrian Empire

• The Chaldean Empire

What do some people call Hammurabi's code to show that the crime usually matched the punishment?

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

• Euphrates and Tigris.

• Pictographs

• Eye for an eye.

Who created a code of law to have peace and justice?

• The Akkadian Ruler, Sargon

• The Babylonian Ruler, Hammurabi

• The Assyrian Ruler, Ashurbanipal

• The Chaldean Ruler, Nebuchadnezzar

What was it called when the province and its people had to pay the empire for protection?

• Tribute

• Irrigation

Around 2340 B.C., _____ created the world's first empire.

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Nabopolassar

Hammurabi's law code influenced later law codes, including those of Greece and Rome.

• TRUE

• FALSE

One of the key factors in the success of the Assyrian army was their use of ______ weapons.

• bronze

• copper

• iron

• steel

Assyrian Kings divided their empire into political districts called ______.

• provinces

• states

• counties

• wards