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WorksheetsThe Akkadian Empire
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Assyrians
Persians
The Akkadians were the first to move from separate city-states to this form of government.
Democracy
Autrocracy
Empire
Socialism
What language did the Akkadians speak?
Sumerian
Babylonian
Asyrian
Akkadian
What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?
Sargon The Great
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Naram-Sin
What was Naram-Sin famous for?
He was the Babylonian ruler who conquered the Akkadians
He was a scribe who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh
He was ruler of the Akkadian Empire during its peak
He was the god of the Sun and the primary god of the city of Uruk
Who is Naram-Sin?
Friend of Sargon the Great
Relative of Sargon the Great
Son of Sargon the Great
Grandson of Sargon the Great
Why did the Sumerians think that the Akkadian Empire collapsed?
Because they spoke a different language
Because they could not fight well
Because they failed to offer the right sacrifices to the gods
Because of a curse placed on them when they destroyed the temple at Nippur
Sargon introduced the concept of the dynasty to an empire. What was this?
When a king would assign leaders to rule each city who reported in to him
Another name for the civil service or administrators who worked for the government
When the son of a king inherited his kingdom and became king when he died
All of the above
True or false: There was a good road system that ran between the major cities of the empire.
True
False
Which empire was the first ruler of Mesopotamia?
The Babylonian Empire
The Sumerian Empire
The Akkadian Empire
The Assyrian Empire
