Mesopotamian Empires

What is an empire?

• A single city-state

• A group of many different lands under one ruler

• A small village

• A type of government

Who was Sargon?

• A) A Babylonian king

• B) An Akkadian leader

• C) A Sumerian priest

• D) A Mesopotamian farmer.

Fill in the blank: Sargon was known for uniting the conquered territory with Akkad and became known as the king of ______.

• Babylon

• Sumer and Akkad

• Egypt

• Greece

Who influenced the legal codes of Greece and Rome?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• The Amorites

• The Egyptians

Fill in the blank: Mesopotamia's empires greatly influenced other ______.

• Cities

• Villages

• Civilizations

• Continents

What was the main reason for the development of Mesopotamia's first empires?

• Trade

• Conflict

• Agriculture

• Religion

What was Hammurabi best known for?

• Building pyramids

• Creating a set of laws

• Leading a large army

• Inventing the wheel.

Hammurabi's Code was stricter than the old Sumerian laws. What did it demand?

• An eye for an eye

• A tooth for a tooth

• Both A and B

• None of the above.

What was the size of the Assyrian army?

• 10,000 soldiers

• 25,000 soldiers

• 50,000 soldiers

• 100,000 soldiers

Fill in the blank: The Assyrians took ______, or forced payments, from conquered people.

• Taxes

• Tribute

• Donations

• Loans