history quiz

in establishing his empire, Sargon executed the ruler of every Sumerian city-state he conquered

(F) he made mayors

after the fall of the Akkadian empire only a few decades passed before the Babylon empire arose

(F)a long period of war

the code of Hammurabi reveals that in ancient Babylon a marriage was decided upon by the 2 young people who wanted to wed.

(F)parents arranged it

Hammburabis code protected people against fake accusations. If someone brought a charge but then failed to prove it the accuser would be punished

(T)

Hammurabi established his impartial captain in Babylon

(T)

tried to force the Egyptians to worship a single god, Aten

Akhenaten

site of the Hanging Gardens

Babylon

king who extended the Persian Empire to India

Darius

the pharaoh Ahmose i was able to drive the________ out of Egypt around 1500 bc and establish the new kingdom

Hyksos

when the________ were driven out of egyt they returned to their original lands to the south ans built a successful trading empire

Kushites

the king of the Chaldean who rebuilt Babylon was

Nebuchadnezzar II

site of one of the worlds first libraries

Nineveh

After the Egyptian Empire fell, it became a part of the empire of

Rome

Persian route from Lydia to Susa

Royal Road

Persian religion

Zoroastrianism

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

an empire

Having been conquered by the Hyksos was not all bad for the Egyptians because the Hyksos taught the Egyptians

how to make bronze weapons and showed them the advantages of horse-drawn war chariots

the boy pharaoh who restored worship of the gods in the new kingdom was named

king tut

Around 2340 B.C., the Sumerian city-states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader

sargon

the prophet Zoroaster taught that humans had free choice

showed wisdom and compassion

During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached its peak. What was one way it showed its power?

the pharaohs constructed huge, magnificent temples and statues in their own honor

Although the pharaoh Ramses II tried to maintain the Egyptian Empire's strength, he failed because he was unable to hold out against

the sea peoples

1 example of the Assyrians efficiently and effectiveness as administrators was

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