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Chapter 4: Mesopotamian Empires

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chaldeans/Neo-Babylonians were the first people to

a)

Follow a monotheistic religion

b)

follow a seven day week

c)

Use wheels for transportation

d)

Sell goods to traveling merchants

2.

What are city-states?

a)

City that governs itself and its surrounding territory

b)

Places of worship

c)

Kings from the past

d)

tools used for agriculture

3.

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Enkidu

c)

Sargon

d)

Gilgamesh

4.

Who wrote the first known written code of laws?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nabopolassar

d)

Gilgamesh

5.

What type of weapons contributed to the success of the Assyrian empire

a)

Bronze

b)

Gold

c)

Tin

d)

Iron

6.

What is a a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler called?

a)

Empire

b)

Military

c)

Province

d)

Code

7.

True or False: The army of Assyria was well trained and disciplined

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are tributes?

a)

Political districts

b)

Volunteers from the Hunger Games

c)

Forced payments

d)

Geographic areas

9.

What did the Assyrian army do?

a)

Set crops on fire

b)

Robbed people

c)

Destroy towns

d)

All of the above

10.

One of the world's first libraries, built by the ancient Assyrian king named Ashurbanipal, was located in which city?

a)

Babylon

b)

Nineveh

c)

Uruk

d)

Susa

11.

What is a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels called?

a)

Astronomers

b)

Tributes

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Caravans

12.

What is a person who studies planets and stars called?

a)

Astronomers

b)

Caravans

c)

Tributes

d)

Babylonians

13.

Who defeated the Chaldeans/Neo-Babylonians and conquered Babylon?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Persians

d)

Assyrians

14.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Chaldean/Neo-Babylonian empire?

a)

Series of weak kings

b)

Lack of specialization

c)

Slow trade

d)

Poor harvests

15.

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?

a)

The Babylonian Gardens

b)

Meijer Gardens

c)

Nebuchadnezzar's Gardens

d)

The Hanging Gardens