Lesson 5 - Mesopotamian Empires Flashcards

1
Q

Satrap

A

A governor of a person pervance.

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2
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Semite

A

Taken from the hebrew “Sherm,” one of the sons of noah: a people that lived in mesopotamia.

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3
Q

stele

A

a stone pillar serving as a monument

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4
Q

Which city became the mightiest in all of Sumer

A

Akkad

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5
Q

The ruler Ur-Zababa gave himself the title of?

A

Sargon

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6
Q

which king built a large library in Nineveh, a source of primary documents about the Assyrian Empire.

A

Ashurnasirpal

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7
Q

A code of laws was created by which Babylonian king

A

Hammurabi

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8
Q

The Babylonian code of law showed that the Babylonians valued?

A

justice

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9
Q

If a Babylonian could not pay his debts, he could sell himself and his family and work his way out of debt in how many years?

A

three

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10
Q

How did the Babylonian Empire end?

A

It was defeated when the city of Babylon was captured by the Persians.

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11
Q

What early document tells about a great flood?

A

Epic of Gilgamesh

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12
Q

Which king united Persia and built a great empire?

A

Cyrus the Great

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13
Q

Who ended the Persian Empire through a military victory?

A

Alexander

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14
Q

Who built the amazing “Hanging garden of Babylon”

A

Nebuchadnezzar II

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15
Q

How many laws are in Hammurabi’s code?

A

282

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16
Q

How long did the Babylonian empire rain

A

1900 BC to c. 500 BC

17
Q

How long did the Persian empire rain

A

over 200 years

18
Q

how long did the Assyrian empire rain

A

over 1000 years

19
Q

What tactic did the Assyrians use to conquer and rule?

A

Fear

20
Q

Who were some of Babylonians most influential kings

A

Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar