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How did the Akkadians change the Sumerian city-states?
They banned the Sumerian religion.
They destroyed the Sumerian irrigation systems.
They conquered the independent city-states and united them into one empire.
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What did the Akkadian and Sumerian cultures share?
They spoke the same language.
They worshipped the same gods.
They both used cuneiform writing.
They shared all 3 of these cultural elements.
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How did all the Mesopotamian empires make sure there was plenty of food for their people?
They insisted that all adult males become farmers.
They forced conquered people to give up their food.
They built and maintained complex irrigation systems to water crops of food.
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Why was Hammurabi's Code an important achievement?
It was the first set of laws to be written down.
It was the first set laws that treated ALL people equally.
It was the earliest form of a constitution.
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What new weapon did the Assyrians develop for warfare?
A crossbow
A battering ram
a catapult
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How did Hammurabi keep the Babylonians from questioning or changing his laws?
He enforced a strict death penalty for those questioning the law.
He claimed the laws came from the god Shamash and thus could not be questioned.
Hammurabi actually encouraged debate and changed the laws all the time.
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After Nebuchadnezzar II conquered part of Canaan,
He made the Hebrews citizens of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
He built an inner wall and outer wall around Jerusalem to protect it.
He took most of the Hebrews captive and brought them to Babylonia.
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Which is the proper sequence of empires that ruled Mesopotamia?
Neo-Babylonian, Babylonian, Akkadian, Assyrian
Assyrian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian.
Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian
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Each Mesopotamian empire got progressively bigger. Why did Mesopotamian emperors continually try to conquer and add more land to their territory?
More land means access to more natural resources.
Adding more land usually involves adding more people to your population.
Adding more people means you can collect more taxes.
All 3 of these options are correct.
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Which of the following is both an artistic and military achievement of the Neo-Babylonians?
The Ishtar Gates
The sundial
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Which of these leaders came first?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar II
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What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?
Please select all that apply.
HINT: There is more than one correct answer.
How to use bows and arrows and other more advanced weapons such as catapults and battering ram
How to use horses in battle
How to make use stronger metals for weaponry, such as iron
How to use chariots in battle
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A Scribe is a....
A professional writer or official record keeper
Military commander
Ruler of more than one territory
Priest who worships many gods
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Which of the following is a true statement?
Mesopotamian emperors gave money to the people they conquered
Mesopotamian emperors demanded payment (tribute) from the people they conquered
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The way a country uses its resources to produce, sell, or trade goods or services to meet people's needs and wants.
economy
conflagration
pentarchy
socratics
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This ancient upright stone slab carved with pictures to record an important Akkadian battle is called a...
cuneiform
stele
plow
wheel
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Which of the following Seven Wonders existed in the ancient city-stat of Babylon?
HINT: A ruler created this for his wife.
Great Pyramid of Giza
Temple of Artemis
The Hanging Gardens
Statue of Zeus
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What did Assyrian Kings build that made ruling their large empire easier?
Dams and Canals
Cuneiform and Epics
Roads and a Postal System
Conquest and Trade
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Developed during the Neo-Babylonian Empire as a tool to measure time
plow
wheel
sundial
Ziggurat
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What was the name of the oldest story ever written?
Little Red Riding HoodWar and PeaceGilgameshGone With the Wind - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
The Akkadian Empire was known for...
their warfare.
the sundial, the Hanging Gardens, and the Ishtar Gate.
creating the first empire.
the first written code of laws.
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The Babylonians Empire was known for...
their warfare.
the sundial, the Hanging Gardens, and the Ishtar Gate.
creating the first empire.
the first written code of laws.
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The Assyrians Empire was known for...
their warfare.
the sundial, the Hanging Gardens, and the Ishtar Gate.
creating the first empire.
the first written code of laws.
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The Neo-Babylonian Empire was known for...
their warfare.
the sundial, the Hanging Gardens, and the Ishtar Gate.
creating the first empire.
the first written code of laws.
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Who will come and finally conquer the Mesopotamian region and take it from the Mesopotamians?
Cyrus the Great and the Persians
Alexander the Great and the Greeks
Ramses the Great and the Egyptians
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TRUE or FALSE
Darius the Great was one of the greatest leaders of the Persian Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE or FALSE
Persia conquered the Mesopotamian city-states and will eventually go to war with the Greeks.
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE or FALSE
Ancient Persia is modern-day Iran.
The modern Iranians think of themselves as the ancestors of ancient Persia.
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE or FALSE
A Macedonian prince, known as Alexander the Great, will also be conquered by Persia.
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE or FALSE
During the ancient world, the Hebrews were continually conquered, enslaved, and mistreated by the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans.
FALSE
TRUE