Chapter 6: Empires of Mesopotamia

What problem caused by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?

• They were unable to trade crops with one another.

• They could not defend themselves against stronger groups.

• They had very few different natural resources available.

For what is Hammurabi best remembered?

• a code of laws

• a style of battle

• a hanging garden

Which of these leaders of empires came first?

• Cyrus

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadrezzar

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

• complex technology

• religious teachings

• military strategy

The Akkadians used steles to...

• record important events

• attack enemy forces

• make objects from metal

How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?

• printed paper money to buy what it needed

• collected tribute from conquered peoples

• mined precious stones in the mountains

Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

• Ur

• Agad

• Babylon

• Nineveh

What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?

• to bring water to the city

• to raise crops in the dry soil

• to let boats pass between rivers

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

• It put an end to slavery

• It gave women some rights

• It treated all classes the same

Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?

• Nebuchadrezzar

• Hammurabi

• Sargon