Chpt. 3 Quiz

____________, a Greek ruler, conquered the Persian Empire

Alexander the Great

The _________ Empire were known as masters of war and the first to have a standing army that was government supported.

Assyrian

Which empire's military used guerrilla and siege style warfare?

Assyrian

Chaldean leader, King Nebuchadnezzar II, rebuilt the city of ________ as the center of his empire and gave it a reputation as one of the great cities of the ancient world.

Babylon

"__________ the Great", the 1st Persian Emperor, showed his people mercy and showed a genuine respect for other civilizations.

Cyrus

Which ruler extended the Persian Empire to India

Cyrus the Great

T or F: Sargon of Akkad was the first ruler of the Babylonian Empire.

False

T or F: The assyrian Empire formed the first empire in the world.

False

Egyptian marriages were arranged when you young. What ages were they normally arranged for?

Girls: 12, Boys: 14

The __________ guards the Pyramid of Giza

Great Sphinx

What military strategy did Hammurabi use to conquer lands and create his new Mesopotamian Kingdom?

He armed and trained his soldiers well, then used his armies to divide his opponents and defeat them one at a time

The _________ Empire was the largest of the four empires we studied in this chapter, stretching from modern day Turkey to Asia Minor to India.

Persian

What is the first step for preparing a body for death?

Removing the Brain

T or F: Hammurabi's Code helped him maintain power of the Babylonian Empire

True

T or F: The Assyrians used terror as an instrument of warfare. They destroyed everything in their path.

True

The term for a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories is

an empire

The Assyrians showed they valued Sumerian and Babylonian culture by...

building a library to house significant documents

The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of...

iron

The Persian Empire fell because

of greed, royal family members conspired and plotted to take over the throne, Greek ruler Alexander the Great successfully conquered their empire

Another name for an Egyptian ruler is

pharaoh

One example of the Assyrians' efficiency and effectiveness as administrators was...

their system of carrying messages quickly, which involved a network of staging posts and relays of horses