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Name: Class: Date: Mesopotamia: Guided Reading Lesson 2 Mesopotamian Empires The First Empires 1. Sequencing Below is a list of events that led to the development of the world’s first empire. Write these events in chronological order in the blanks. 1. Sargon conquered Sumerian city-states. 2. Sargon helped to develop the kingdom of Akkad. 3. Sargon moved his armies south. 4. Sargon united Akkad and Sumer. 2. Summarizing If a visitor to his land asks a Babylonian official to summarize Hammurabi’s Code, what three main points might he give. List these points below. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ The Assyrian Empire Identifying Point of View Describe the point of view of a Babylonian who has been conquered by the Assyrian army. How does he or she view the Assyrians and their army? Why does this person have this view? Then describe the point of view of an Assyrian who has helped to conquer the Babylonians. How does he or she view the Babylonians and their culture? Why does this person have this view? Provide answers below. 3. Babylonian ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Powered by Cognero Page 1 Name: Class: Date: Mesopotamia: Guided Reading Lesson 2 Mesopotamian Empires ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Assyrian ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Drawing Conclusions Do you think the system of roads in the Assyrian empire worked well? Explain. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 6. Describing How were the Assyrians influenced by Babylonian culture? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ The Chaldean Empire 7. Making Inferences In what ways did the harsh rule of the Assyrians work against them? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 8. Identify What are some of the scientific advances made by the Chaldeans? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Powered by Cognero Page 2
