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Empires of Mesopotamia
Questions
Akkadian Empire
1. How long did Sumer’s independent city-states last?
2. When did the Akkadians come to Sumer and conquer? Where were
they from?
3. Who led the Akkadians?
4. What was the war strategy taught by Sargon?
5. Why did Sargon destroy the walls in his conquered territory?
6. What did Sargon demand happen after his death?
7. What did Sargon help to create?
8. How long did Sargon rule?
9. What was the capital of the Akkadian Empire?
10. Why was Agade so beautiful?
11. How did the Sumerian culture live on in the Akkadian Empire?
12. What are steles?
13. How long did the Akkadian Empire last?
Babylonian Empire
1. Who was the ruler to unite Mesopotamia after the Sumerians?
2. Under Hammurabi, what was the capital of Mesopotamia?
3. When did Hammurabi create his code of laws?
4. Why did Hammurabi create his code of laws?
5. What did Hammurabi’s laws cover?
6. Did Hammurabi’s codes include punishment?
7. Give one example of a crime and punishment in Hammurabi’s codes.
8. Who was the God of Babylonia?
9. What are two improvements that came about under Hammurabi’s
control?
10. Why was it possible for Babylonians to trade with so many people?
11. What kinds of things did Babylonians trade?
12. What kind of art flourished in Babylon?
13. Who had rights under Hammurabi that did not under other
Mesopotamian rulers?
Assyrian Empire
1. What was different about the Assyrian people?
2. When did Assyrian’s gain power?
3. Why were Assyrians good at conquering territory?
4. What is siege warfare?
5. What are battering rams and how did the Assyrians use them?
6. Why were the Assyrians considered ruthless?
7. Why were the Assyrians considered to be cruel?
8. Who had to obey the gods laws under Assyrian rule?
9. Where did the Assyrian kings live?
10. Describe an Assyrian king’s palace.
11. What is an aqueduct?
12. What is a bas-relief?
13. How long did the Assyrian Empire last?
14. Where was the Assyrian Empire?
15. Why did the empire’s reign come to an end?
16. When did the Assyrian Empire come to an end?
Neo Babylonians and Chaldeans
1. When did the Chaldeans take control of the Assyrian Empire?
2. Who was there king?
3. When did he rule?
4. What were some of his accomplishments? What territory and people
did he capture?
5. What city did he make capital of his empire?
6. What did he build to protect his empire?
7. Draw a sketch of his Empire with walls and moat?
8. What was significant about the wall?
9. How did people cross the moat?
10. What was Nebuchadrezzar’s goal?
11. What did he rebuild and what was it called?
12. What was a new skill of the Neo Babylonians?
13. What did the Neo Babylonians create?
14. How long did their empire last?
15. Who conquered their empire?
16. Persians came from what present-day country?
17. How long did the Persians rule?
18. Who conquered the Persians?
Phoenicians
1. Where was Phoenicia?
2. Why were Phoenicians a wealthy trading society?
3. Why did Phoenicians have to trade by sea?
4. Where did Phoenicians travel?
5. How far did they go?
6. What colony did the Phoenicians start?
7. Where was that colony located?
8. What was their most important achievement?
9. How has that achievement impacted modern civilizations?
10. What is an alphabet?