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WorksheetsFour Empires of Mesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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1.
The world's first "code of laws" was created under what empire?
a)
Akkadian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Neo-Babylonian
2.
Under this empire trade flourished, roads were built, and even a postal service was established.
a)
Akkadian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Neo-Babylonian
3.
Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?
a)
military strategy
b)
economic wealth
c)
religious teachings
d)
complex technology
4.
How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?
a)
mined precious stones in the mountains
b)
collected tribute from conquered peoples
c)
expanded irrigation to grown bigger crops
d)
printed paper money to buy what it needed
5.
The Akkadians used steles to
a)
attack enemy forces
b)
get water for farming
c)
record important events
d)
make objects from metal
6.
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
a)
a code of laws
b)
a style of battle
c)
a hanging garden
d)
a system of canals
7.
An Akkadian achievement included
a)
building a beautiful temple garden
b)
creating the world's first empire
c)
writing harsh but fair laws
d)
spreading tales of cruelty
8.
According to Hammurabi, what would be the punishment for punching out a superior person's eye?
a)
death
b)
a long prison term
c)
a severe beating
d)
the guilty person's eye would be knocked out
9.
The Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar are called the Neo-Babylonians because the king did what?
a)
made laws just like Hammurabi
b)
had such respect for the Babylonians
c)
rebuilt Babylon after the Assyrians burned it down
d)
built the largest ziggurat in Mesopotamia there
10.
Which Mesopotamian Empire was defeated by the Persians under Cyrus, the Great?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Neo-Babylonians
11.
What is an empire?
a)
a group of states, nations, or people under a single authority
b)
a group with same laws, religion and language
c)
a group with a single ruler
d)
a group that shares the same culture or way of life
12.
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
a)
Cyrus
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Nebuchadrezzar
13.
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
a)
He had them carved on stele and placed in front of the temple
b)
He put the code in front of the peoples houses
c)
He placed them at the entrance of Babylon
d)
He tattooed them on people to remind them
14.
Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?
a)
The people of Babylon
b)
The Gods
c)
The Akkadians
d)
The priests
15.
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?
a)
They were unable to trade crops with one another.
b)
They did not cooperate to build irrigation systems.
c)
They had very few different natural resources available.
d)
They could not defend themselves against stronger groups.
16.
The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What featured the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
a)
One government ruled several groups.
b)
Rulers claimed to get power from the gods.
c)
Many beautiful works of art were produced.
d)
Public works such as irrigation were organized.
17.
Steles are to Akkadians as ______ are to Assyrians.
a)
Iron weapons
b)
cuneiform tablets
c)
bas-relief
d)
papyrus
18.
Who conquered Babylon and brought the Neo-Babylonian Empire to an end?
a)
the Persians
b)
the Assyrians
c)
the Sumerians
d)
the Akkadians
19.
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
a)
A. It put an end to slavery.
b)
B. It used mild punishments.
c)
C. It gave women some rights.
d)
D. It treated all classes the same.
20.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world. Where were they planted?
a)
A. high on the royal palace
b)
B. along the irrigation canals
c)
C. in the Tigris River marshes
d)
D. in front of the imperial prison
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