He was the first ruler and great king of this empire.
What is Sargon?
100
He was the most famous emperor of the empire.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
These two things were the Assyrian's greatest achievements (pg. 56).
What are new weapons and war strategies?
100
He was the Neo-Babylonian's most famous king.
Who is Nebuchadrezzar?
100
This is the study of stars and planets.
What is astronomy?
200
Sargon used this specific strategy that included assembling a large army.
What is military strategy?
200
Hammurabi is best known for these.
What are his code of laws?
200
The Assyrians became extremely good at this type of warfare, where an army camps outside a city and attacks it until the city falls.
What is siege warfare?
200
Nebuchadrezzar conquered part of Canaan, which was home to these people.
What are the Hebrews?
200
This is a city that is the center of government.
What is a capital?
300
This was the greatest achievement of Sargon and the Akkadians.
What is creating the world's first empire?
300
The capital city Babylon was on the banks of the Euphrates River, making it an important center for this, which helped the empire's economy.
What is trade?
300
The Assyrian army was known for this.
What is its cruelty?
300
Nebuchadrezzar created this famous wonder of the ancient world.
What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
300
This is a pipe or channel that brings water from distant places.
What is an aqueduct?
400
The Akkadians created these three-dimensional, tall, relief sculptures which sometimes recorded their great achievements.
What are steles?
400
Babylonian society was unusually fair because it allowed these two groups of people to own property and keep money of their own.
What are slaves and women?
400
The Assyrians built palaces on tall mounds which tells us that they respected their leaders, feared their leaders, or did not respect their leaders?
What is respected their leaders?
400
Nebuchadrezzar attempted to keep his capital city safe from attackers by building an inner wall around the city, an outer wall, and this passage filled with water.
What is a moat?
400
This is wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
What is a tribute?
500
The Akkadian empire fell because of these from the north.
What are invaders from the north?
500
Hammurabi's code of laws was based on his own authority and on the word of these?
What are the gods?
500
The Assyrian empire fell to invaders mainly because the empire was this, involving size.
What is too vast, or too big of a territory to control.
500
All four Mesopotamian empires faced a common problem which led to their fall. The problem related to their territories being too what?
What is too large, or too vast of a territory?
500
This is a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.