WH 2.2 Empires in Mesopotamia

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). Empires in ________________ .

• Mesopotamia
• Sumer
• Akkad
• Babylon
• The Middle East

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). ________________ were prominent features in the history of the ancient Middle East.

• Invasion and conquest
• Peace and stability
• Trade and commerce
• Law and order
• Empire building

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). Again and again, nomadic peoples or ambitious warriors ________________ the rich cities of the Fertile Crescent.

• descended on
• avoided
• settled in
• were defeated by
• supported

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). While ________________ simply looted and burned, some stayed to rule.

• many invaders
• the citizens
• the scribes
• the priests
• the rulers

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). Powerful leaders created large, well-organized empires, ________________ for a time to the region.

• bringing peace and prosperity
• causing constant war
• ending all trade
• starting new religions
• destroying culture

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). Over several thousand years, ________________ made advances in government, technology, and learning that influenced later civilizations from Greece and Rome to India and beyond.

• these empires
• the city-states
• the smaller kingdoms
• the Sumerians
• the philosophers

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). Empires Emerge in Mesopotamia The First Empire About 2300 B.C., Sargon, the ruler of neighboring Akkad, ________________ the city-states of Sumer.

• invaded and conquered
• formed a trade agreement with
• protected
• settled near
• was defeated by

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). ________________ built the first empire known to history.

• He
• Hammurabi
• Darius
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Cyrus

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). An empire is a group of regions or countries that ________________ by one ruler or government.

• are controlled
• are defended
• are independent
• are separated
• are ignored

Which term(s) fill in the blank provided according to the textbook? Enter your answer to match the textbook exactly (exact capitalization and punctuation). By uniting many groups of people, ________________ ruled oveL the first multicultural empire in Mesopotamia.

• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Darius
• Assurbanipal