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Empire Worksheet

Empire Worksheet. Do Now. Take out your Homework and Practice Book and vocabulary sheets. Open your textbook to page 121. The First Empires. 1. Why were Sumerian city-states often at war with one another? How did Sargon conquer and create the world’s first empire?. The First Empires.

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Empire Worksheet

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  1. Empire Worksheet

  2. Do Now • Take out your Homework and Practice Book and vocabulary sheets. • Open your textbook to page 121.

  3. The First Empires 1. Why were Sumerian city-states often at war with one another? How did Sargon conquer and create the world’s first empire?

  4. The First Empires • Sumerian city-states wanted the wealth that came from controlling land and water. Sargon rebelled against the king of Kish and defeated him. Then, Sargon marched his army across Mesopotamia, conquering one Sumerian city-state at a time.

  5. The First Empires 2. How did Sargon maintain control over his empire? How was his army and government set up?

  6. The First Empires • He used force and an organized government, including a standing army and officials who were faithful to him. He was one of the first rulers to keep a standing army, a permanent army of paid soldiers. Sargon chose officials who he knew would remain faithful and appointed loyal nobles and governors to control conquered cities.

  7. The First Empires • 3. How many laws did the Code of Hammurabi have, and what did these laws cover?

  8. The First Empires • The Code of Hammurabi consisted of 282 laws, which covered such matters as family relationships, taxes, land and business deals, trade, loans, debts, wages, and crime.

  9. The First Empires 4. What changes did Hammurabi do to organize the old laws of Babylon? What quote is used to represent the way he ruled?

  10. The First Empires • Hammurabi changed the old laws that were unfair and made clear those that were confusing. The quote used was: “So that the strong should not harm the weak.”

  11. The First Empires • 5. How can you tell Hammurabi believed he had approval of the gods?

  12. The First Empires • His quote about how the gods told him to rule with righteousness. “[The gods] called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, …to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land.”

  13. The First Empires • 6. How did Hammurabi show fairness in how he ruled?

  14. The First Empires • He called himself “the shepherd of the oppressed and of the slaves,” and that he had “brought about the well-being of the oppressed.” He believed that all people-even the defeated and the powerless-deserve protection and justice. He knew that it would not be right to do everything he had the power to do. He could have let the poor starve, denied rights to the powerless, and killed conquered people. Instead, his actions were guided by fairness.

  15. The First Empires • 7. What 4 empires invaded and ruled Mesopotamia? What helped the Assyrians gain control of trade? (Include details!)

  16. The First Empires • The Hittites, Kassites, Assyrians, and the New Babylonian Empire invaded and ruled Mesopotamia. The Assyrians gained control of trade with their mastery over powerful new weapons. They learned how to make iron weapons and war chariots. They also used the battering ram, a heavy wooden beam used to break down walls, and they were among the first to use the lance, a spear attached to a long handle.

  17. Wrap Up • Complete page 29 of your Homework and Practice Book.

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