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Mesopotamia
Grade 6
Social Studies
Chapter 6
Which ruler developed and
made public an organized
system of laws?

Sargon

Shamshi-Adad

Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Which ruler created the
world’s first empire by
conquering the Sumerian
city-states?

Shamshi-Adad

Sargon

Hammurabi
Sargon
Which ruler built the
Assyrian Empire into a
trade and military power?

Shamshi-Adad

Hammurabi

Sargon
Shamshi-Adad
Which ruler creacted the
Babylonian Empire and
came to rule all of
Mesopotamia?

Hammurabi

Shamshi-Adad

Sargon
Hammurabi
Who first became king by
murdering the king of Kish,
taking his throne, and
building his own army.

Shamshi-Adad

Hammurabi

Sargon
Sargon
Who ruled the Babylonian
Empire?

King TiglathPlesaer III

King
Nebuchadnezzar

King Nabonidius
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who ruled the Assyrian
Empire?

King
Nebuchadnezzar

King Comerford

King Tiglath-Pleser
III
King Teglath-Pileser III
__________ punished the
Jews of Judah severely
when they refused to pay
 Samshi-Adad
taxes.

King
Nebuchadnezzer
King Nebuchadnezzer
King Nebuchadnezzer and
the Babylonians who are
known for:



Rebuilding of the
ziggurat
Sent the Jews who
rebelled into
slavery
Babylonians were
known for their
acheivements in
astronomy and
mathmatics
Facts on the Assyrians


King TiglathPileser III ruled
the Assyrians
Assyrians dealt
with rebellion by
relocating the
people involved
Who ruled the ancient
Sumerian city-state?

Its own leader or
leaders

Mesopotamian
central
government
Its own leader or leaders
What was the main job of
the ancient Sumerian
administrators?

Keep records of all
trade

Organize the
system of
irrigation canals
Organize the system of
irrigation canals
What is polytheism?

Belief in one god

Belief in many
gods

No belief in god at
all
Many gods
What is Cuneiform?

Writing using
pictures

Writing using
wedge-shaped
symbols
Wedge shaped symbols