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Module 3 Lesson 3 HMH

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a ruler of a kingdom or empire called?

a)

Empire

b)

Monarch

c)

Ziggurat

d)

City-State

2.

A set of 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon; the earliest known collection of written laws is referred to as _________.

a)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

A Ziggurat

c)

Decree of Sargon

d)

Hammurabi's Code

3.

The invention of the chariot helped the Hittites to ___________.

a)

Gather their crops more effectively

b)

Irrigate their crops with less effort

c)

Move soldiers around the battlefied and fire arrows at their enemies.

d)

All of These

4.

The key to Assyria's success in invading Mesopotamia was due to their ________.

a)

Strong Army

b)

Stong Arms

c)

Strong Navy

d)

Strong Smell

5.

What made the Assyrian Army so powerful?

a)

Iron Weapons

b)

Chariots

c)

War Machines used to break down city walls

d)

All of These

6.

Who was the Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city, which featured the famed Hanging Gardens?

a)

Darius

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Sargon

7.

What city is in this picture?

a)

Ninevah

b)

Babylon

c)

Ur

d)

Tarshish

8.

According to legend, Nebuchadnezzar built the ___________ for his wife, Amytis. She missed the mountains and forests of her birthplace and these gardens were built to make her less homesick.

a)

The Euphrates River

b)

Ishtar Gate

c)

Royal Canals

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

9.

Which of the following were achievements that the Chaldeans made?

a)

Babylon became a center for astronomy

b)

Charted star positions

c)

Developed a calendar

d)

All of these

10.

A Babylonian ruler, he was a brilliant military leader who brought Mesopotamia into the Babylonian Empire. He is known for a unified code of 282 laws, the earliest known set of written rules produced during his reign. Who is this person?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Sargon