WorksheetsMesopotamian Empires
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What empire conquered an area and then burned the crops, robbed people, destroyed levees, and forced people to pay tribute?
a)
Babylonian Empire
b)
Akkadian Empire
c)
Chaldean Empire
d)
Assyrian Empire
2.
The first ruler of the first empire was
a)
Sargon
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Nabopolassar
d)
Nebuchadnezzard
3.
The ziggurat in New Babylon
a)
had a gold roof that could be seen for miles
b)
was created by King Ashurbanipal
c)
housed more than 300 families
d)
was burned by the Assyrians
4.
The Ishtar Gate was built under the rule of
a)
King Sargon
b)
King Ashurbanipal
c)
King Nebuchadnezzar
d)
King Hammurabi
5.
Hammurabi's Code was a set of rules described as
a)
An eye for an eye
b)
short and not well defined
c)
giving women no rights
d)
the Ten Commandments
6.
New Babylon made so many beautiful goods that people would travel long distances in travelling groups called
a)
carpools
b)
caravans
c)
nomads
d)
pilgrimmages
7.
The Assyrian empire quickly fell because
a)
no one likes libraries
b)
most people hated the Assyrians
c)
it was very big
d)
the gods did not like the ruler
8.
A self-made king who led a revolt against the Assyrians
a)
Nabopolassar
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Sargon
d)
Hammurabi
9.
The New Babylonian Empire was most famous for the
a)
use of iron
b)
size of the empire
c)
strength of the military
d)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
10.
What was the largest empire in the Mesopotamian area?
a)
Babylonian Empire
b)
Akkadian Empire
c)
Chaldean Empire
d)
Assyrian Empire
11.
After the death of Nebuchadnezzar, a series of weak kings ruled the Chaldean empire. Which empire conquered the Chaldeans?
a)
Persians
b)
Assyrian
c)
Akkadian
d)
Babylonian
12.
King Hammurabi is most well known for creating
a)
a set of laws
b)
a large ziggurat
c)
a golden statue of Marduk
d)
an irrigation system
13.
King Nebuchadnezzar created a gold statue of a god to bring peace and good crops. The god was called
a)
Kish
b)
Marduk
c)
Ashur
d)
Enki
14.
Tribute is when conquered people are forced to
a)
worship gods
b)
make payment to conquerors
c)
sacrifice an animal
d)
throw a party for the king
15.
The Assyrians built roads to aid in government communication between
a)
provinces
b)
city states
c)
empires
d)
pyramids
16.
The Hittites invented iron smelting which made powerful weapons for the
a)
Kassites
b)
Assyrians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Babylonians
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