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Study Guide
TCI Chapter 6
Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia
Vocabulary
Empire (pg.51)
Definition
Akkadian Empire
(pg.52)
Sargon (pg.52)
Babylonian
Empire (pg. 54)
Assyrian Empire
(pg.56)
Nineveh (pg.57)
Neo-Babylonian
Empire (pg.58)
Nebuchadrezzar
(pg.58)
Persian Empire
(pg.59
Essential Questions ~
Consult your Reading Notes and, when necessary, History Alive! The
Ancient World. For each question below, record notes that prepare you
to answer it.
1. What strategies did Sargon use to conquer the independent citystates of Sumer? What strategies? Did he use to control and
maintain his empire?
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2. What were some of the innovations that Akkadians adopted from
the Sumerians? Explain.
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3. Who was Hammurabi? What was the significance of his code of
laws?
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4. What was life like in Mesopotamia under Assyrian rule?
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5. What were Nebuchadrezzar’s accomplishments?
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6. What was the reason for so much conquest in Mesopotamia.
Explain why you think so.
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