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Empires of Mesopotamia

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which empire was Sargon king of?

a)

Assyrian Empire

b)

Akkadian Empire

c)

Neo-Babylonian Empire

d)

Babylonian Empire

2.

What was the world's first empire?

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Assyrian Empire

c)

Neo-Babylonian Empire

d)

Akkadian Empire

3.

Which part of Mesopotamia did Sargon gain control over?

a)

A few city-states

b)

All of Mesopotamia

4.

What is Hammurabi best known for?

a)

His power

b)

His philosophies

c)

His code of laws

d)

His conquests

5.

Hammurabi's Code did not treat everyone equally.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Slaves did not have rights in Babylonian society.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

_______ was the center of trade under Hammurabi's rule.

a)

Assyria

b)

Agade

c)

Babylon

d)

Sumer

8.

What were Assyrians feared for?

a)

Their economy

b)

Their military

c)

Their power

d)

Their laws

9.

What was one of Assyria's greatest achievements?

a)

Their conquests

b)

Their economy

c)

Their power

d)

Their weapons

10.

How long did the Assyrian Empire last?

a)

100 years

b)

200 years

c)

300 years

d)

400 years

11.

The most famous king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire was Gilgamesh.

a)

True

b)

False because the most famous king was Nebuchadrezzar II

c)

False because the most famous king was Sargon

d)

False because the most famous king was Hammurabi

12.

The Hanging Gardens in Babylonia was a wonder of the ancient world.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of these leaders of empires came first?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadrezzar

d)

Sargon

14.

The Akkadians used steles to

a)

get water for farming.

b)

attack enemy forces.

c)

record important events.

d)

make objects from metal

15.

Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?

a)

military strategy

b)

economic wealth

c)

religious teachings

d)

complex technology

16.

The Assyrians used Siege technique, Battering rams, and Movable towers mainly to:

a)

conquer cities

b)

destroy crops

c)

collect taxes

d)

train soldiers

17.

How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?

a)

It gave women some rights

b)

It treated all classes the same

c)

It used mild punishments

d)

It put an end to slavery

18.

What is the best title for this diagram?

a)

Babylonian Products

b)

Babylonian Trade

c)

Babylonian Arts

d)

Babylonian Inventions

19.

What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?

a)

to let boats pass between rivers

b)

to bring water to the city

c)

to protect the palace from attack

d)

to raise crops in the dry soil

20.

Why did Nebuchadrezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?

a)

to protect the city from attacks

b)

to make farmers stay outside

c)

to isolate his people from outsiders

d)

to keep his army from revolting

21.

What was NOT one of the greatest achievements of the Akkadian Empire?

a)

army fought in tight formations

b)

world's first empire

c)

steles celebrating military victories

d)

The wheel

22.

Which was NOT one of the greatest achievements of the Assyrian empire?

a)

battering rams and movable towers

b)

bas-reliefs

c)

siege warfare

d)

their kindness for enemies

23.

Which was NOT one of the greatest achievements of the Neo-Babylonian empire?

a)

sundial

b)

hanging gardens

c)

turquoise jewelry

d)

protective walls and moat

24.

Which was NOT one of the greatest achievements of the Babylonian empire?

a)

only men had property

b)

roads and trading center

c)

postal service

d)

code of laws

25.

Whose language replaced Sumerian language?

a)

Akkadian Empire

b)

Babylonian Empire

c)

Assyrian Empire

d)

Neo-Babylonian Empire

26.

This empire perfected the use of horses in battle.

a)

Akkadian Empire

b)

Babylonian Empire

c)

Assyrian Empire

d)

Neo-Babylonian Empire