The Four Empires of Mesopotamia

Most of the leaders took control of Mesopotamia by:

• Force / Fighting
• Debating / Talking
• Waiting / It Just Happened
• None of the above

What was the capital of Sargon's Empire?

• Babylon
• Ur
• Sumer
• Mesopotamia

Resources to produce and sell and trade goods to meet needs of the community

• Empire
• Invaders
• Tribute
• Economy

A city that is the center of the government

• Economy
• Capital
• Conflict
• Tribute

What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia, the Tigris and the:

• Nile
• Eastern Midlands
• Elephantes
• Euphrates

You are in Hammurabi's court: A young man accidentally cut off the finger of his neighbor. What happens?

• He loses a finger
• He pays a fine
• He is the mans slave
• He takes the man out to dinner

All 4 kingdoms needed this invention to provide food for their populations

• Iron
• Wagons
• Irrigation
• Brick and Mortar

Mesopotamia means:

• "The founding Empire"
• "The land between the rivers"
• "Bone dry, but inhabitable"
• "Go forth and prosper"

Wealth sent from one country to another showing the superiority of one country

• Text
• Translate
• Tribute
• Interest

A large territory ruled by a single ruler or government

• Unify
• Empire
• Conflict
• Code of Laws