WorksheetsChapter 4: Mesopotamian Empires
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Chaldeans/Neo-Babylonians were the first people to
Follow a monotheistic religion
follow a seven day week
Use wheels for transportation
Sell goods to traveling merchants
What are city-states?
City that governs itself and its surrounding territory
Places of worship
Kings from the past
tools used for agriculture
Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Enkidu
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Who wrote the first known written code of laws?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nabopolassar
Gilgamesh
What type of weapons contributed to the success of the Assyrian empire
Bronze
Gold
Tin
Iron
What is a a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler called?
Empire
Military
Province
Code
True or False: The army of Assyria was well trained and disciplined
True
False
What are tributes?
Political districts
Volunteers from the Hunger Games
Forced payments
Geographic areas
What did the Assyrian army do?
Set crops on fire
Robbed people
Destroy towns
All of the above
One of the world's first libraries, built by the ancient Assyrian king named Ashurbanipal, was located in which city?
Babylon
Nineveh
Uruk
Susa
What is a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels called?
Astronomers
Tributes
Ziggurats
Caravans
What is a person who studies planets and stars called?
Astronomers
Caravans
Tributes
Babylonians
Who defeated the Chaldeans/Neo-Babylonians and conquered Babylon?
Romans
Greeks
Persians
Assyrians
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Chaldean/Neo-Babylonian empire?
Series of weak kings
Lack of specialization
Slow trade
Poor harvests
The Chaldeans constructed terraced gardens—built like huge steps—included large trees, masses of flowering vines, and other beautiful plants. What were these gardens called?
The Babylonian Gardens
Meijer Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar's Gardens
The Hanging Gardens
