WorksheetsMesopotamia 1.5, 2.1 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Sargon the Great was the ruler of which empire?
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Sumerian Empire
Phoenician Empire
What traits did the Code of Hammurabi share with our current legal system in the USA?
everyone having the right to a lawyer at trial if accused of a crime
a ban on the death penalty - no one could be killed for any crime
a jury of average people that decide if the accused person is guilty or innocent
a person is treated as innocent until proven guilty
What is irrigation?
a natural water source like a stream or lake
watering fields using human made systems
a type of radiation used for dating ancient civilizations
large gates on ziggurats
Ancient Mesopotamia is mostly within the borders of which modern country?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Iraq
There were, at one time, 282 laws that had to be followed. They were known as ...
Code of Elohjay
Code of Nebechudezzar
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Gilgamesh
What is King 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.
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?
According to legend, who gave birth to Sargon?
Ishtar
A priestess
A farmer
Sargon Senior
What is the name of the city that Sargon built?
Lugalzage-City
Nippur
Akkad
Uruk
Kish
Which leader created the world's first empire?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Ashoka
The belief in many gods.
Caravan
Ziggurat
Polytheism
Tribute
What's the best definition of "tribute?"
a high-ranking priest of Sumer
someone fighting in the Hunger Games (DON'T PICK THIS)
a sort of protection tax one pays to a higher power
a ball game played in Ur and Sumer
What's the best definition of "empire?"
a large group of land and people who all speak the same language and are part of the same ethnic group
a group of different lands and different people who speak different languages but who are governed by one ruler
a bunch of tall buildings in cities that make it very powerful and important in the eyes of the rest of the world
a level of priesthood just below tribute
How did Sargon of the Great cleverly keep the loyalty of the lands he conquered?
Sargon made everyone speak the same language and adopt a single set of customs for his whole empire.
Sargon forced them all into slavery to build big walls around the city-states.
Sargon said they did not have to pay any tribute.
Sargon allowed the people to keep their local rulers and customs.
