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WorksheetsChapter 3 Section 2 Babylonia and Later Civilizations
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How did Hammurabi's laws change life in Mesopotamia?
They eliminated punishments for crimes.
They applied to all classes of people equally.
They were specific to each part of the empire.
They were written down for everyone to see.
How did the Assyrians come to rule so many lands and peoples?
through economic prosperity
through fair laws and peaceful rulers
through superior Iron weapons
through unified religious faith
What important aspect of their culture did the Phoenicians spread to trading partners?
their alphabet
their calendar system
their farm system
their weaponry
How did Cyrus the Great treat conquered peoples?
He honored local customs and traditions.
He removed local leaders and laws.
He required them to pay high tributes.
He united them with a system of roads.
Why did Darius I have the 1,500-mile-long Royal Road built?
to transport troops to areas of new conquest
to give people jobs working on the road
to make communications across the empire easier
to mark the boundaries of the provinces
What Mesopotamian invention had a lasting impact on mathematics?
abacus
calendar
cuneiform
plow
How did the Phoenicians help shape civilization in the ancient world?
What impact did the ancient Mesopotamians have on ideas about government?
How was Hammurabi's court system similar to the one we have today?
In what ways were the rule of the Assyrians and the Chaldeans similar and different?
What goods and ideas did the Phoenicians spread through their sea trade network?
How did Cyrus and Darius each rule diverse groups of people peacefully?
