Multiple Choice
What year did the Sumerian city states go to war?
a. 2350 b.c.
b. 2420 b.c
c. 2450 b.c
C. 2450 b.c.
What is the definition of empire?
A group of countries or peoples who are ruled by one government.
What did Sargon the great do?
He was the Emperor of Sumer.
How did Sargon unite Mesopotamia?
Sargon conquered each of the Sumerian city-states one by one until he united under his rule to create Mesopotamia's first empire.
In the Beginning of the Section, what 2 city-states went to war?
a. Babylon and Ur
b. Lagash and Umma
c. Sumer and Lagash
B. Lagash and Umma
What is the definition of chariot?
A wheeled war vehicle.
When did Sargon the great live?
2300s B.C.- 2200s B.C.
Why was Sargon's empire a great achievement?
The secret of Sargon's success was his large, well equipped army.
What did Hammarabi carve his law code in?
a. clay
b. rock
c. stone
c. stone
What is the definition of barbarian?
People without civilization.
Where did Sargon rule?
Mesopotamia
What part did the law codes play in Hammurabi's rule?
It satisfied everybody because the consequences were fair.
What was one particular group that invaded Sumer that came from the deserts? what is the name of the desert?
a. Ur-nammu; Ur
b. Amorites; Arabia
c. Sargon empire; Akkad
b. Amorites; Arabia
What is the definition of conquest?
It occurs when one person defeats and controls another.
Where did Sargon the great come out of?
Akkad
What were Hammurabi's main strengths as a ruler?
His law codes which made things fair, thus this made the people happy.
What was one ruler that was not able to conquer all the city-states?
a. Hammurabi
b. the Victorious King
c. Sargon
The Victorious King.
What is the material that is used make weapons in Mesopotamia that was much stronger?
Bronze
Why is Sargon Important?
Sargon was the first ruler to unite the city-states of Sumer into one empire. He also helped people from the Sumerian and Akkadian cultures learn form each other
Who united Sumer after Sargon the Great?
Ur-Nammu