WorksheetsMesopotamian Empires Study Guide
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is Hammurabi famous for?
He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)
He was the first emperor.
He had a powerful army.
He was the first to produce WRITTEN laws.
According to law 195 in Hammurabi's Code, if a boy strikes his father...
His father does not care
The boy must do push ups
The boy must tend to the crops for a year
The boy gets his hand cut off
If a builder builds a house for someone and that house collapses killing them...
then the builder shall be put to death.
then the builder shall build a new house for that person.
then the builder shall cook that person dinner for a year.
then the builder's hands will be cut off.
What 2 rivers supported Mesopotamia?
Nile and Euphrates
Nile and Colorado
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
What is a city-state?
It is the same thing as an empire
It is an independent city, often including the territory around it
It is a city that is too big for just one ruler
It is a state with a city inside of it
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
messy region to live in
region that can be tamed
land between two rivers
land near the mountains
Priests, farmers, and enslaved people are examples of this trait of civilization.
stable food supply
Religion
geography
social structures
What does polytheistic mean?
belief in one god
Belief in more than one god
Another word for a craftsperson is a(n)
artisan
merchant
scribe
ziggurat
Because civilization began here, Mesopotamia is also called the...
Homeland
Fertile Area
Cradle of Civilization
Fertile Cradle
Which of the following are Hammurabi's accomplishments?
Skilled militaryleader
Oversaw irrrigation and building projects
Improved Babylonian tax system
created a code of laws
What was Hammurabi MOST KNOWN for doing?
Establishing a great empire
Creating his code of 282 laws
Being a strong military leader
Overseeing irrigation projects
Which of the following are TRUE statements about the Code of Hammurabi?
FIRST set of written laws
There were 282 laws dealing with everyday life
They were enforced by medjays
They were only written for scribes and nobles
The Assyrians were the strongeste between 744-612 BC. The key to their success was _____.
Their leader
Their crops
Their trading
Their army
Which of the following are TRUE about the Assyrian Empire?
Their capital was Bablyon
Their captial was Nineveh
They demanded heavy taxes
They had light taxes
TRUE OR FALSE: Sumer was the world's first civilization.
TRUE
FALSE
To keep control of distant lands, what did the Assyrian rulers do?
Discouraged governors to compete for the throne.
Allowed the provinces to become their own state.
Encouraged trade throughout the empire.
Assigned a governor to each of the 70 provinces.
What is the primary reason that early people settled near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Rivers were necessary for religious rituals in early civilizations.
Rivers kept the population low due to seasonal flooding.
Rivers provided natural resources and trade routes.
Rivers gave invading armies easy access to early civilizations.
A basic purpose of the Code of Hammurabi, and government throughout history has been to provide
equal rights for all social classes
laws to maintain order in society
the same laws and punishments across all civilizations of the world
a separation between religion and government
All of the following are true except
The Assyrians invented chariots and battering rams
The Babylonians made achievements in math and science
Assyrians and Babylonians were both monotheistic
The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires were both located in the Fertile Crescent
