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Sumer and the Akkadian Empire

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the only king of the Third dynasty of Uruk ?

a)

Gudea

b)

Lugal-zage-si

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Rimush

2.

The first recorded war in history was the _________

a)

Gutian conquest of Sumer

b)

Uruk - Ur Wars

c)

Umma - Lagash Wars

d)

Guti - Ur III Wars

3.

Eridu and _________ are the oldest cities in the world.

a)

Akkad

b)

Ur

c)

Eshunna

d)

Uruk

4.

Mark Ur.

5.

Outline Mesopotamia

6.

The following is related to which of these : Governors known as “ensi” of Sumerian cities.

a)

Akkadian Empire

b)

Sumer

c)

Third dynasty of Ur

d)

Gutian Dynasty of Sumer

7.

Sargon the Great was the first king of _______.

a)

Akkadian Empire

b)

Old Babylonian Empire

c)

First Dynasty of Isin

d)

Third Dynasty of Ur

8.

Rimush was the brother of ________.

a)

Naram-Sin

b)

Manishtushu

c)

Shar-Kali-Sharri

d)

Sargon the Great

9.

Naram-Sin conquered areas as far as the ______.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Zagros Mountains

d)

Taurus Mountains

10.

Shar-Kali-Sharri had to defend against ____ raids.

a)

Amorite

b)

Arabian

c)

Gutian

d)

Elamite

11.

Dudu of Akkad only controlled ___________________.

a)

Akkad and Nippur

b)

Ur and Eridu

c)

Kish and Eshunna

d)

Mari and Assyria

12.

Shu-turul was defeated by the Gutians who then ruled for 500 years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Utu-hengal of Uruk defeated the Gutians under the leadership of _______

a)

Ishbi-Erra

b)

Ur-Nammu

c)

Naram-Sin

d)

Tirigan

14.

Ur-Nammu was the first king of the _________

a)

First dynasty of Isin

b)

Third dynasty of Ur

c)

Dynasty of Larsa

d)

Fifth dynasty of Uruk

15.

Mark Elam and Sumer

16.

Shulgi of Ur’s domain included

a)

Assyria and the Levant

b)

Sumer

c)

Caucasus

d)

Arabia

17.

The Third Dynasty of Ur reached its peak under Amar-Sin.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Ibbi-Sin was captured by the Elamites under Kindattu and ended the Third Dynasty of Ur.

a)

True

b)

False