WorksheetsEarly Empires
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an Empire?
a)
A collection of many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler
b)
A collection of one culture from many lands under the control of one ruler
c)
A collection of many peoples and lands under the control of multiple rulers
d)
A collection of many peoples and lands that controlled themselves
2.
What is an Emperor?
a)
The ruler of an emporium
b)
The ruler of land
c)
The ruler of an empire
d)
The ruler of umpires
3.
Around what year did Sargon of Akkad take control of northern and southern Mesopotamia?
a)
2450 B.C.
b)
2350 B.C.
c)
2250 B.C.
d)
2550 B.C.
4.
A region that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is known as ________________________?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Asia Minor
c)
Sumer
d)
Fertile Crescent
5.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe one of the reasons empires were important?
a)
They do not change the way people live
b)
They may bring peace to the peoples
c)
They encourage trade, making more goods available
d)
They often include people from several cultures
6.
Who ruled the Babylonian Empire?
a)
The Peoples
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Sargon
d)
Priests
7.
Hammurabi ruled the Babylonian Empire from _________ to ___________?
a)
1750 to 1700 B.C.
b)
1792 - 1749 B.C.
c)
1792 - to 1750 B.C.
d)
1792 - 1722 B.C.
8.
True or False: Hammurabi used governors to help control the lands.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False: Hammurabi did not collect tax.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: Hammurabi appointed judges to help keep order.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
True or False: Hammurabi watched over agriculture, irrigation, trade and construction of buildings.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A written set of rules
a)
Code of form
b)
Code of justice
c)
Code of Law
d)
Code of rule
13.
The fair treatment of people
a)
Injustice
b)
Justice
c)
Laws
d)
Rules
14.
What was the goal of Hammurabi's Law code?
a)
To bring punishment
b)
To bring rules
c)
To bring justice
d)
To bring people together
15.
Hammurabi's Law Code was written in what?
a)
Cursive
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Pictographs
d)
Print
16.
True or False: Hammurabi's Law Code was also known as an "eye for an eye" code.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False: Hammurabi's Law Code included women and children.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False: Hammurabi's Law Code believed in personal revenge as a way of solving problems.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Land within modern-day Turkey
a)
Anatolia
b)
Toleration
c)
Anatol
d)
Persia
20.
Acceptance of habits, beliefs, and practices of others
a)
Toleration
b)
Intoleration
c)
Isolation
21.
A political division of a country
a)
Province
b)
Providence
c)
Capital
d)
City
22.
A Persian governor
a)
Satrap
b)
President
c)
King
d)
Mayor
23.
A road in Persia used for government purposes
a)
Royal Road
b)
Royal Drive
c)
Royal Street
d)
Royal Avenue
24.
Who founded the Persian Empire?
a)
Cyrus
b)
Sargon
c)
Nebuchadnezzar II
d)
Ashurbanipal
25.
What Empire rose directly after the fall of the Babylonian Empire?
a)
Assyrian Empire
b)
Roman Empire
c)
Persian Empire
d)
Akkadian Empire
26.
True or False: People greatly feared the Assyrian army.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
How did the Assyrian Army fight?
a)
On foot
b)
On Horseback
c)
With Chariots
d)
All of the above
28.
Forced removal from one's homeland
a)
Exile
b)
Exhale
c)
Exit
d)
Exodus
29.
Money paid to a conquering ruler for protection
a)
Tribute
b)
I.O.U.
c)
Coins
d)
Tips
30.
The Assyrian Empire had it's peak of power under the rule of Ashurbanipal between _________ and _____________B.C.
a)
668, 627
b)
660, 650
c)
568, 527
d)
560, 548
31.
In what year did the Assyrian Empire fall?
a)
609 B.C.
b)
600 B.C.
c)
605 B.C.
d)
550 B.C.
32.
True or False: The Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces to defeat the Assyrians.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
True or False: The Chaldeans are also known as the New Babylonians.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Nebuchadnezzar II built which of the following in the New Babylonian Empire?
a)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
b)
Isthmus Gate
c)
Irrigation canals
d)
Roads
35.
Between _______ and _______B.C., Cyrus conquered the Fertile Crescent lands.
a)
550, 539
b)
550, 520
c)
650, 639
d)
590, 550
36.
Who stepped in to rule the Persian Empire after Cyrus died?
a)
Darius
b)
Cyrus II
c)
Sargon
d)
Ashurbanipal
37.
What was the Royal Road NOT used for?
a)
Social gatherings
b)
Royal messages
c)
Military troops
d)
Mail
38.
After Darius died in 486 B.C., who took over to deal with Egypt?
a)
Darius II
b)
Xerxes
c)
Cyrus
d)
Nebuchadnezzar II
39.
Who built the first empire?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Cyrus
c)
Sargon of Akkad
d)
Darius
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