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Worksheets2.3: Exploring Four Mesopotamian Empires Notes Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Why did ancient Sumer fall?
City-states were always fighting over water, and were vulnerable to attack
The Roman empire sent a legion of the arm to win the land
A massive volcanic eruption led to the collapse of the society
There was a massive drought and they couldn't feed their people
Which of the following was NOT an empire in Mesopotamia?
Assyrian
Babylonian
Akkadian
Egyptian
Who was the ruler of the Akkadian empire?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
Tutankhamen
Who was the ruler of the Babylonian empire?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
Tutankhamen
Who was the ruler of the Neo-Babylonian empire?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
Tutankhamen
How did King Sargon prevent city-states from rebelling?
He destroyed city walls
He took away their homes
He enslaved them
He gave them gifts
True or False: The Akkadians immediately began eliminating Sumerian achievements in favor of their own.
True
False
For what is Hammurabi best known?
a code of laws
a style of battle
a hanging garden
a system of canals
Babylon was a center for trade along which river?
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
Amazon
Hammurabi built roads and a ______________.
postal service
parking garage
massive war machine
freeway
Which empire developed the first aqueducts, which could bring water from 30 miles away?
Assyrian
Babylonian
Akkadian
Neo-Babylonian
Which ruthless military leader enslaved the Jews and took them captive in Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
Ashoka
What is a ziggurat?
a massive religious structure
a form of irrigation
a god
a military strategy
Nebuchadnezzar constructed the _____________, which featured amazing greenery on his palace rooftop.
Hanging Gardens
Moat of Protection
Mighty Ziggurat
Babylonian Captivity
True or False: Women in Assyria had more rights than other ancient societies.
True
False
