By Mr. Hall

Ancient Empires

DirectionsThis game is played like “Jeopardy”. Choose a category and point value. After solving click on the check answer button to see what the correct answer is. Then click on home button to go back to game board screen. Keep score on another board.

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Ancient Empires

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The world’s first empire was established by which king in about 2350 B.C.?

King Sargon

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The first empire was called the _________________ Empire?

Akkadian

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In 1792 B.C. a powerful king named____________ began a long and successful rule of the Babylonian Empire.

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Hammurabi

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The area of rich soil and water that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is called_______________________.

The Fertile Crescent

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What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code of Law?

Help control the empire by bringing

justice and fair treatment to all.

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Why did Hammurabi think his empire needed a single code of law?

He ruled many lands with many different peoples, and he wanted

to gain control of the lands by making his subjects feel they

were being treated fairly.

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A __________________ is a written set of rules that people

are required to obey

Code of Laws

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How was Assyria able build their empire?

Assyria had a strong military

presence.

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Why were the Assyrians feared by their enemies?

The Assyrians were harsh and

cruel.

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The practice of forcing people to move from their homeland to another place far away is ____________________.

Exile

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How did Assyria control their empire?

Appointed governors to rule under the

emperor’s direction.

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The purpose of tribute was to _______

Bring money and goods into an empire’s treasury.

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The Assyrian Empire was taken over by

Medes and Chaldeans.

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were created

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To please Nebuchadnezzar’s wife.

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The lands occupied by the Persians were originally ruled by _____________.

Medes

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Anatolia, which lies within modern-day _________________, was conquered by Cyrus the Great as he created the Persian Empire in the 500s B.C.

Turkey

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Cyrus the Great set up a policy of __________________towards the conquered peoples of his empire.

Toleration

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Darius sent out ___________________________ to be his ___________________________ to be sure his satraps followed orders.

Spies, eyes and ears

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Darius set up a law code based on Hammurabi’s Model. He took the idea of minted coins from the _______________________, of whom Cyrus the Great conquered in 546 B.C.

Lydians

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The main reason that Persia’s emperor Darius used the Royal Road was to

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Move mail between distant points more quickly

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An area in Southwest Asia, also called Asia Minor, within modern day Turkey

Anatolia

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Allowing people to keep their customs and beliefs

Toleration

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An area of land similar to a state

Province

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A governor of a province in the Persian Empire

Satrap

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A powerful Babylonian ruler who developed a single body of laws

Hammurabi

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