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Core 4 Mesopotamian Empires Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: Hammurabi's Code of Laws applied to ____.

a)

Only the rich

b)

Only the poor

c)

Everyone

d)

Only the rulers.

2.

Fill in the blank: A 'Capital' is a city that is the center of government and hub of ____.

a)

Trade

b)

Civilization

c)

Agriculture

d)

Law

3.

Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?

a)

A) A Roman emperor

b)

B) A Chaldean king responsible for rebuilding the Babylonian Empire

c)

C) An Egyptian pharaoh

d)

D) A Greek philosopher.

4.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife who missed her ______.

a)

homeland

b)

family

c)

friends

d)

pets

5.

Assyrian armies perfected siege warfare and military technology such as ______.

a)

A) war towers and battering rams

b)

B) catapults and trebuchets

c)

C) tanks and airplanes

d)

D) ships and submarines

6.

The Assyrian army was the first large army to use what type of weapons?

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Steel

d)

Wooden

7.

Which of the following describes 'Famine'?

a)

A) A period of widespread hunger

b)

B) A strong partnership

c)

C) A universal measurement system

d)

D) A city that is the center of government.

8.

Who was the 6th king of Babylon?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Cyrus

9.

Fill in the blank: The Akkadian Empire went 100 years without a ____.

a)

War

b)

Famine

c)

Leader

d)

Law

10.

What did Hammurabi develop?

a)

A) A new language

b)

B) A set of written laws

c)

C) A new religion

d)

D) A new form of government.

11.

What were caravans?

a)

Groups of traveling merchants

b)

Military units

c)

Religious pilgrims

d)

Nomadic tribes.

12.

Fill in the blank: 'Tribute' is wealth sent from one ruler to another, often as a form of ____.

a)

Alliance

b)

Tax

c)

Gift

d)

Law

13.

How many judges would determine a person's guilt under Hammurabi's Code?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the definition of 'Empire'?

a)

A city-state

b)

A group of lands and people under one ruler

c)

A period of widespread hunger

d)

A collection of written laws.

15.

What system did Sargon introduce?

a)

A new language

b)

A universal measurement system

c)

A new religion

d)

A new form of government