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Studies Weekly Week 7: The Akkadian Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What religion did the Akkadian practice?

a)

polytheistic

b)

christianity

c)

buddhism

d)

monotheistic

2.

In the Akkadian Empire, who was often a ruler?

a)

strong men

b)

Religious leaders

c)

strong woman

d)

animals

3.

Religious leaders were rulers, because they were thought to have power from who?

a)

the people

b)

the gods

c)

the animals

d)

the Akkadian pople

4.

The Akkadian economy was based on __________ and _________.

a)

stocks and markets

b)

people and cars

c)

building and statues

d)

agriculture and trade

5.

What code represents an early attempt to write laws down?

a)

Akkadian

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Akkad

d)

Gilgamesh

6.

What type of law was NOT covered in the Code of Hammurabi?

a)

civil law

b)

land law

c)

criminal law

d)

family law

7.

_______ set out on a quest to find a plant from a survivor of the Great Flood.

a)

Akkadian Empire

b)

Sargon of Akkad

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Gilgamesh

8.

We learned about Sargon of Akkad by piecing together _________ and _________.

a)

legends and folktales

b)

artifacts and cave paintings

c)

letters and the Code of Hammurabi

d)

songs and text messages

9.

Historians had a hard time learning more about Sargon and the city of Akkad, because...

a)

Code of Hammurabi was destroyed

b)

Akkad was destroyed

c)

Gilgamesh was destroyed

d)

people wouldn't talk

10.

Why did Gilgamesh set out on a quest to find a plant from the Great Flood?

a)

to obtain seeds

b)

to obtain more food

c)

to obtain immortality

d)

to obtain oxygen to breathe.