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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.
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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
Which ruler created the world’s first empire by conquering the Sumerian city-states? • Shamshi-Adad • Sargon • Hammurabi
Which ruler built the Assyrian Empire into a trade and military power? • Shamshi-Adad • Hammurabi • Sargon
Which ruler creacted the Babylonian Empire and came to rule all of Mesopotamia? • Hammurabi • Shamshi-Adad • Sargon
Who first became king by murdering the king of Kish, taking his throne, and building his own army. • Shamshi-Adad • Hammurabi • Sargon
Who ruled the Babylonian Empire? • King Tiglath-Plesaer III • King Nebuchadnezzar • King Nabonidius
Who ruled the Assyrian Empire? • King Nebuchadnezzar • King Comerford • King Tiglath-Pleser III
__________ punished the Jews of Judah severely when they refused to pay taxes. • Samshi-Adad • 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 Tiglath-Pileser 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
What was the main job of the ancient Sumerian administrators? • Keep records of all trade • Organize the system of irrigation canals
What is polytheism? • Belief in one god • Belief in many gods • No belief in god at all
What is Cuneiform? • Writing using pictures • Writing using wedge-shaped symbols