Conquerors of Mesopotamia

__________ leaders held power first, then war broke out.

• religious

• political

• military

• rich

With more wars, ___________ leaders came to power.

• military

• religious

• political

• rich

Eventually, leaders start taking over nearby __________.

• villages

• churches

• Wal-Marts

• rivers

Who was the first empire builder?

• Sargon of Akkad

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus

• Ms. Gilbert

Sargon of Akkad takes power over

• Sumer
• Hammurabi
• Cyrus
• Ms. Gilbert

Who adopted many Sumerian practices and beliefs?

• Sargon of Akkad
• Hammurabi
• Cyrus
• Ms. Gilbert

Sargon of Akkad expanded his empire from north of Sumer to the ________

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Amorites

• Sylva

Who took power in Sumer around 2000 BCE?

• Amorites

• Hittites

• Assyrians

• Cyrus the Great

Who was best known for creating a code of law for all people?

• Hammurabi

• Hittites

• Assyrians

• Cyrus the Great

Under Hammurabi, people were forced to worship one main god. Who was that god?

• Marduk

• Cyrus

• Sargon

• Ms. Gilbert