Sumer
The city and the farmland surrounding it.
What is a city-state?
The city where Hammurabi lived and the Empire started.
What is Babylon?
This was a major difference in government structure from the Babylonian Empire to Akkadian Empire.
What is only one king?
These four reasons contributed to the fall of the Assyrians. (name at least 2)
What were overexpansion, harsh rule, too many enemies, internal weakness.
After this Empire fell the Babylonian were able to rise to power again.
What are the Assyrians?
This term refers to the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
All people were able to read the codes because they were.
Written and Public
An empire can fall because of two factors.
What are internal and external problems?
The Assyrians ruled with this method.
What is fear?
Nebuchadnezzar II focused on this during the peak of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
What is beautifying and rebuilding?
The name of the temples.
What are Ziggurats?
In Babylon the three social classes we learned are. (hint: Babylonian words)
Who were the Awilu, Mushkenu, Wardum?
The most famous leader of the Akkadians?
Sargon of Akkad
These three military tactics made the Assyrians very powerful.
What are iron weapons, siege warfare, and chariots?
This wonder of the ancient world was allegedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife.
What are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Why were rivers important to Sumerian life?
What is they helped farming and provided water?
Describe the impact Hammurabi's Codes have today.
What are they impact modern legal systems?
Why did creating the first empire make the Akkadians so powerful?
What is they controlled many cities and people ?
Explain one reason the Assyrian army was successful
What is strong weapons/organization/tactics
The name of the famous gate built by Nebuchadnezzar II.
What is the Ishtar Gate?
These were the three main Sumerian city-states we discussed in class.
What are Ur, Uruk, Lagesh?
Describe what "eye for an eye" means" (think symbolic)
Correct answer determined by McManus/Singh
Sargon was able to unite multiple city states with the use of this type of army.
What is a standing army?
Why was the Assyrian army important to their empire?
What is it helped them conquer and control to their empire?
Why did rebuilding the empire help Neo-Babylon stay in power?
What is it protected people and showed strength?