1. Grade 6 Social Studies Chapter 6
Mesopotamia
Grade 6
Social Studies
Chapter 6

2. Which ruler developed and made public an organized system of laws?
Sargon
Shamshi-Adad
Hammurabi

3. Hammurabi

4. Which ruler created the world’s first empire by conquering the Sumerian city-states?
Shamshi-Adad
Sargon
Hammurabi

5. Sargon

6. Which ruler built the Assyrian Empire into a trade and military power?
Shamshi-Adad
Hammurabi
Sargon

7. Shamshi-Adad

8. Which ruler creacted the Babylonian Empire and came to rule all of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Shamshi-Adad
Sargon

9. Hammurabi

10. Who first became king by murdering the king of Kish, taking his throne, and building his own army.
Shamshi-Adad
Hammurabi
Sargon

11. Sargon

12. Who ruled the Babylonian Empire?
King Tiglath-Plesaer III
King Nebuchadnezzar
King Nabonidius

13. King Nebuchadnezzar

14. Who ruled the Assyrian Empire?
King Nebuchadnezzar
King Comerford
King Tiglath-Pleser III

15. King Teglath-Pileser III

16. __________ punished the Jews of Judah severely when they refused to pay taxes.
Samshi-Adad
King Nebuchadnezzer

17. King Nebuchadnezzer

18. 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

19. Facts on the Assyrians King Tiglath-Pileser III ruled the Assyrians
Assyrians dealt with rebellion by relocating the people involved

20. Who ruled the ancient Sumerian city-state?
Its own leader or leaders
Mesopotamian central government

21. Its own leader or leaders

22. What was the main job of the ancient Sumerian administrators?
Keep records of all trade
Organize the system of irrigation canals

23. Organize the system of irrigation canals

24. What is polytheism? Belief in one god Belief in many gods
No belief in god at all

25. Many gods

26. What is Cuneiform? Writing using pictures
Writing using wedge-shaped symbols

27. Wedge shaped symbols