Download Chapter 3—Study Guide

Chapter 3—Study Guide
Vocabulary To Know:(these are good for flashcards)
extinct
nomad
artifact
ziggurat
surplus
monarchy
taxation
empire
domesticate
export
Mesopotamia
scribe
civilization
cuneiform
conquer
agriculture
technology
Details of Mesopotamia:(use looseleaf for answers)
1.How did the development of farming techniques help build cities?
2.Sumer had many fully-functioning cities. How did Sumerians keep order?
3.What different innovations came out of life in Sumer?
4.How were the people of Sumer divided up? Who was in each group?
5.Who was Sargon and why was he so great? What fresh and cool new ideas of running an
empire did he have?
6.How did the Akkadian empire turn into Babylon?
7.How did the Babylonians pay for their government?
8.Who was Hammurabi and what did he create? Describe his creation.
9.The Hittites were the first to use what new invention?
10.The Assyrians took over Babylon as it grew weaker. The Assyrians were a finely tuned “war
machine.” Why?
11.The Assyrians created the largest empire at the time. What new ideas and innovations came
out of such a large group of people?
12.Describe Nineveh. Why was it so fabulous?
13.Who finally took down the Assyrians?
14.The New Babylon had a king named Nebuchadnezzar. What is he known for?
The advancement of farming and the settling of
people led to more well designed and governed cities.
We use many of those innovations today.
THE BIG IDEA TO “GET”: