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WorksheetsEarly Empires Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which statement best describes an empire?
a society with city life, trade, record keeping, and government
a dominant, central state controls many other, weaker states
any civilization ruled by a monarch such as a king or queen
a nation that focuses only on war rather than ideas or trade
What was the first major empire in history founded by Sargon the Great?
Akkadian
Old Babylonian
Assyrian
Persian
Which empire used iron weapons and advanced technology to create the largest empire to that point? It was known for its cruelty and built the city Ninevah.
Akkadian
Neo-Babylonian
Assyrian
Minoan
Which empire defeated the Assyrians and is known for constructing the Hanging Gardens and Ishtar gate. Its most famous ruler was Nebuchadnezzar II.
Phoenician
Persian
Hebrew
Neo-Babylonian
What is one of the oldest organized systems of laws created during the Old Babylonian Empire?
Twelve Tables
Hammurabi's Code
Rosetta Stone
Ten Commandements
Which statement is true of both the Minoan and Phoenician civilizations?
they invented the wheel
they built the first roads from Egypt to India
they traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea
they were the first cultures to use irrigation
How are the religions of Judaism and Zoroastrianism similar?
they both believe in many gods
they both believe in one god
neither of them believe in a god
neither of them believe in life after death
Which famous New Kingdom pharaoh stopped the Hittite invasion and built large temples across Egypt such as Abu Simbel?
Amenhotep IV
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
How did the Assyrian and Persian empires rule their vast empires?
they were both tolerant of the cultures of the people they conquered
they were both divided into provinces and had systems of communication
rulers of both empires sentenced all conquered peoples to death
the official state religion of both empires was Judaism
Who founded the Persian Empire and tolerated having different cultures and beliefs within his empire?
Cyrus
Cicero
Alexander
Sennacherib
