Mesopotamian Empires

Who was the person to unite Sumer and Akkad and create the world's first empire?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• King Tut

Who founded the Babylonian Empire?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• King Tut

What made the Assyrian army so powerful?

• Their 50,000 soldiers

• Their brutality

• Iron weapons

• All of the above

Who was the king that ruled the New Babylonian Empire?

• Nabopolassar

• Uruk

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Marduk

How did the Assyrians maintain control over their large empire? Select ALL that apply

• by building roads that connected the provinces

• by reducing taxes for poor citizens

• by appointing governors to run provinces

• by being just and fair

The Akkadian Empire that Sargon created in Mesopotamia was the world's

• first and smallest empire

• last and largest empire

• last and smallest empire

• first and largest empire

The Sumerian (Mesopotamian) writing system was called

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphs

• English

• Sargon

The Assyrians had a successful military because

• they made and fought with iron weapons.

• their soldiers were giants.

• their soldiers were poorly trained.

• they had many weapons.

The Assyrians collected ____________from the people they conquered.

• tributes

• soldiers

• clothing

• coffee

The Akkadians used steles to 

• attack enemy forces

• get water for farming 

• record important events

• make objects from metal