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DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below.

________ 1. the Chaldean king who restored Babylon to glory

________ 2. the name of Kush while it was still a part of the Egyptian Empire

A. Nubia B. Persia C. Assyrians

________ 3. the leader who established the world's first empire

________ 4. a large political unit, usually with a single leader, that controls many territories

________ 5. the pharaoh who later changed his name to Akhenaten

________ 6. the ruler of a province in the Persian empire

________ 7. the empire ruled by Cyrus the Great

________ 8. invaders who attacked the Egyptian Empire during its final days of power

D. Mero? E. Sargon F. Amenhotep IV G. Sea Peoples H. Nebuchadnezzar II I. satrap J. empire

________ 9. a people known for using terror as an instrument of warfare

_______ 10. a city in Kush

DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

_______ 11. The first empire in world history was A. the Sumerian empire. B. the Babylonian empire. C. the Akkadian empire. D. the Egyptian empire.

_______ 12. Hammurabi is remembered for A. cutting off his son's hand because his son hit him. B. establishing a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society. C. teaching the Mesopotamians to forge iron. D. overthrowing the Akkadian empire.

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_______ 13. Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that A. even the rulers of unconquered states offered to join his empire. B. everyone accepted him as ruler. C. he was worshipped as a god. D. his subjects ridiculed him as too weak to rule.

_______ 14. Which leader of the Persian empire expanded it into the largest empire the world had yet seen? A. Cambyses B. Cyrus C. Darius D. Nebuchadnezzar II

_______ 15. Which of the following contributed to the efficient system of communication that was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire?

A. well-maintained roads and way stations to provide food, shelter, and fresh horses for traveling officials.

B. trained dogs that carried messages to and from the king over distances as great as 500 miles. C. the elite foot soldiers and cavalry known as the Immortals. D. the imposition of a single language throughout the empire.

_______ 16. The empire that Sargon established was continued by his grandson _____ but fell less than 100 years after his grandson's death.

A. Ramses II. B. Hammurabi. C. Cambyses. D. Naram-Sin.

_______ 17. In Hammurabi's code, punishments generally followed the principle of retaliation, or the idea that one must

A. give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. B. add insult to injury. C. pay money to atone for wrongdoing. D. give one's firstborn son to one's victim.

_______ 18. While the Hyksos attacked the Egyptians from horse-drawn chariots, the Egyptian soldiers were limited to

A. running away.

C. donkey carts.

B. throwing stones.

D. slingshots.

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_______ 19. Why did the Egyptians resist Akhenaten's religious reforms? A. They wanted to worship a single god, but not Aten. B. They accepted many gods, and did not like the idea of rejecting or destroying them to worship only one god. C. They wanted Akhenaten to pay them to convert to his religion. D. They thought Aten was a false god.

_______ 20. The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of A. wood. B. stone. C. bronze. D. iron.

_______ 21. The Code of Hammurabi paints a portrait of a society in which A. people can do pretty much whatever they want to. B. almost anything that can go wrong is addressed by one law or another. C. it is easy to avoid being robbed because one can recognize thieves by their missing hands. D. the citizens live in fear of being punished.

_______ 22. What is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut? A. Hatshepsut's official statues portray the pharaoh as having a beard. B. Hatshepsut was interested in mining enterprises. C. Hatshepsut was a woman. D. Hatshepsut built an impressive temple near Thebes.

_______ 23. Darius's elite cavalry and infantry forces were known as the Immortals because A. they were actually immortal. B. they were so skilled that it was difficult to kill them in battle. C. whenever a soldier was killed, he was immediately replaced. D. they had been guaranteed a place in paradise if they were killed in battle.

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If anyone commits a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.... If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.

--The Code of Hammurabi, c. 1760 B.C.

24. Read the excerpt from the Code of Hammurabi above. Use this information and what you know from the chapter to discuss the importance of the code and how it helps us to understand the social conditions in Mesopotamia.

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I had in harness for the forces of my land more chariots and teams of horses than ever before. To Assyria I added land and to its people I added people. I brought contentment to my people [and] provided them with a secure abode.

Tiglath-pileser, exalted prince, the one whom the gods Ashur and Ninurta have continually guided wherever he wished [to go] and who pursued each and every one of the enemies of the god Ashur and laid low all the rebellious.

--Tiglath-pileser I, King of Assyria c. 1100 B.C.

25. The quotation above is attributed to one of the Assyrian emperors. Use this information and what you have read in the chapter to discuss the reputation the Assyrian emperors made for themselves. What did they consider important in the way they built up their empires? What were the strengths and weaknesses of their approach?

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