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2.3: Exploring Four Mesopotamian Empires Notes Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did ancient Sumer fall?

a)

City-states were always fighting over water, and were vulnerable to attack

b)

The Roman empire sent a legion of the arm to win the land

c)

A massive volcanic eruption led to the collapse of the society

d)

There was a massive drought and they couldn't feed their people

2.

Which of the following was NOT an empire in Mesopotamia?

a)

Assyrian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Akkadian

d)

Egyptian

3.

Who was the ruler of the Akkadian empire?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Tutankhamen

4.

Who was the ruler of the Babylonian empire?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Tutankhamen

5.

Who was the ruler of the Neo-Babylonian empire?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Tutankhamen

6.

How did King Sargon prevent city-states from rebelling?

a)

He destroyed city walls

b)

He took away their homes

c)

He enslaved them

d)

He gave them gifts

7.

True or False: The Akkadians immediately began eliminating Sumerian achievements in favor of their own.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

For what is Hammurabi best known?

a)

a code of laws

b)

a style of battle

c)

a hanging garden

d)

a system of canals

9.

Babylon was a center for trade along which river?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Amazon

10.

Hammurabi built roads and a ______________.

a)

postal service

b)

parking garage

c)

massive war machine

d)

freeway

11.

Which empire developed the first aqueducts, which could bring water from 30 miles away?

a)

Assyrian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Akkadian

d)

Neo-Babylonian

12.

Which ruthless military leader enslaved the Jews and took them captive in Babylon?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Ashoka

13.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a massive religious structure

b)

a form of irrigation

c)

a god

d)

a military strategy

14.

Nebuchadnezzar constructed the _____________, which featured amazing greenery on his palace rooftop.

a)

Hanging Gardens

b)

Moat of Protection

c)

Mighty Ziggurat

d)

Babylonian Captivity

15.

True or False: Women in Assyria had more rights than other ancient societies.

a)

True

b)

False