Mesopotamia
The Sumerian
The Akkadians
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
Cyrus the Great
100
Mesopotamia means the "Land between 2 __________"
a) mountains
b) rivers
b. rivers
100
Where did the Sumerians live?
a) Southern Mesopotamia
b) Eastern Mesopotamia
a) Southern Mesopotamia
100
This man united the Akkadians and the Sumerians under his rule.
a) Sargon of Akkad
b) Alexander the Great
a) Sargon of Akkad
100
This king united Mesopotamia under his rule?
a) King Hammurabi
b) Sargon of Akkad
a) King Hammurabi
100
The Assyrians lived in what part of Mesopotamia
a)the West
b) the East
c) the North
c) the North
100
Cyrus the Great ruled this Empire?
a) Persian
b) Roman
c) Japanese
a) Persian
200
What type of writing is this?
a) Spanish
b) Cuneiform
c) English
b) Cuneiform
200
What was the capital city in Mesopotamia?
a) Sumer
b) Argon
a) Sumer
200
This is the capital city of the Akkadian Empire, but its location is unknown.
a) Akkad
b) Sumer
a) Akkad
200
King Hammurabi created these laws?
a) Bill of Rights
b) Code of Hammurabi
b) Code of Hammurabi
200
The Assyrians lived near this river.
a) Tigris
b) Euphrates
c) the Amazon
a) Tigris
200
Why did Cyrus conquer Babylon?
a) wanted a large empire
b) Babylon was an important city
c) both
c) both
300
What did the Mesopotamians create to water their farmland?
a) irrigation
b) a hose
a) irrigation
300
Cuneiform was written on what?
a) paper
b) clay tablets
b) clay tablets
300
Sargon created the first _______
a) country
b) empire
b) empire
300
This was used to display the Code of Hammurabi in the middle of town.
a) stele
b) post office box
a) stele
300
This vehicle was used during wartime or for entertainment?
a) motorcycle
b) Chariot
b) Chariot
300
What did Cyrus allow people to keep in the conquered lands?
a) their religion and customs
b) their money and homes
a) their religion and customs
400
What is a Ziggurat?
a) a church or temple
b) a school
c) hospital
a) church or temple
400
Why was cuneiform important to the Sumerians?
a) Writing helped keep records and share information
b) It was a religious service
a) Writing helped keep records and share information
400
What is a city-state?
a) a city that has its own government
b) a school
a) a city that has its own government
400
This ancient wonder of the world was named after a city in Mesopotamia?
a) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
b) Temple of Artemis
a) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
400
This city was the capital under King Ashurbanipal?
a) Nineveh
b) Sumer
a)Nineveh
400
Who did Cyrus defeat to conquer Babylon?
a) Sargon of Akkad
b) King Nabonidus
b) King Nabonidus
500
What are the names of the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia?
1) The Colorado and the Mississippi
2) The Tigris and the Euphrates
3) The Amazon and the Nile
2) The Tigris and the Euphrates
500
Ur, Uruk, and Lagash were what in Mesopotamia
a) cities
b) books
a) cities)
500
Sargon was considered a dictator. What is a dictator?
a) a priest
b) a person who controls the government and people by force.
b) a person who controls the government and people by force.
500
What is a Scribe?
a) a person who wrote on clay tablets
b) a soldier
a) a person who wrote on clay tablets
500
King Ashurbanipal created a famous ________in Nineveh?
a) library
b) school
c) hospital
a) library
500
The empire was divided into provinces called _______, each ruled by a governor called a ________.
a) satrapies and satrap
b) king and governor
a) satrapies and satrap