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Empires of Mesopotamia

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which empire was first?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Akkadians

d)

Persians

2.

Hammurabi was ruler of what empire?

a)

Old Babylon

b)

New Babylon

c)

Assyrian

d)

Persian

3.

Hammurabi is famous for:

a)

creating the first law code

b)

writing a book called The Epic of Gilgamesh

c)

being the first emperor

d)

creating a bureaucracy

4.

To arrange and set in writing is to:

a)

codify

b)

colonize

c)

alphabetize

5.

What two categories of law are in Hammurabi's Code?

a)

Civil and Criminal

b)

Communal and Civil

c)

Capital and Criminal

d)

Communal and Capital

6.

True or False: Babylon was polytheistic

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Assyrian Empire was:

a)

Fierce but well-organized

b)

Kind but disorganized

c)

Fierce and disorganized

d)

Kind and well-organized

8.

Which is not an achievement of the Assyrian Empire?

a)

Glassmaking

b)

Lock and Key technology

c)

World's first library

d)

Mail system

9.

Which king founded one of the world's first libraries?

a)

King Assurbinapal of Assyria

b)

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon

c)

King Darius of Persia

10.

Nebuchadnezzar was king of which empire?

a)

Old Babylon

b)

New Babylon

c)

Assyria

d)

Persia

11.

Nebuchadnezzar built which of the "seven wonders of the ancient world"?

a)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

b)

Pyramids of Egypt

c)

Colossus of Rhodes

d)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

12.

This is a picture of the Ishtar Gate. The Ishtar gate was built by:

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Darius

13.

The Persians were known for being very:

a)

cruel

b)

tolerant

14.

What is a bureaucracy?

a)

A system of managing government through various bureaus or departments run by appointed officials

b)

A system of government where peasants work for a feudal lord and pay him tribute

c)

A system of government where there is no government

d)

A system of managing government where one person alone is in charge of everything.

15.

What economic change happened during the Persian empire?

a)

They changed from a barter economy to a money economy

b)

They changed from a money economy to a barter economy

16.

Which two Persian developments were models for later empires? (select two)

a)

Mail System

b)

Road System

c)

Jail System

d)

Internet System

17.

What are the Hittites known for?

a)

Ironworking

b)

Bronzeworking

c)

Goldsmithing

d)

Silversmithing