Ancient Mesopotamia

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Who ruled Assyria with absolute power?

Staging posts

Conquered peoples

Kings (correct)

Military leaders

What was the purpose of staging posts in Assyria?

To destroy landscapes

To guard Mesopotamian culture

To conquer other lands

To relay messages (correct)

How did the Assyrians use terror in warfare?

By destroying landscapes (correct)

By ruling with compassion

By guarding Mesopotamian culture

By conquering other lands

What did the Assyrians view themselves as?

Guardians of Mesopotamian culture Signup and view all the answers

After the fall of the Assyrian Empire, which city was rebuilt?

Babylon Signup and view all the answers

What was Babylon famous for?

Its hanging gardens Signup and view all the answers

Where did the Persians live?

Southwestern Iran Signup and view all the answers

Who ruled Persia and the rest of the Fertile Crescent from 559 to 530 B.C.?

Cyrus Signup and view all the answers

How did Cyrus rule Persia and the conquered peoples?

With mercy Signup and view all the answers

How was Persia divided and ruled?

Into provinces called satrapies ruled by a governor called a satrap Signup and view all the answers

Who overran the Sumerian city-states and set up the first empire in world history?

Sargon Signup and view all the answers

Where was the capital of the new empire formed after Sargon's conquest?

Babylon Signup and view all the answers

Which king established Hammurabi's Code, one of the earliest collection of laws?

Hammurabi Signup and view all the answers

According to Hammurabi's Code, how were crimes against a nobleman and crimes committed by a nobleman against a peasant punished?

Crimes against a nobleman were more severe Signup and view all the answers

What did the Egyptians learn from the Hyksos?

How to use iron weapons Signup and view all the answers

Who ruled Egypt for about 100 years after overrunning the country?

The Hyksos Signup and view all the answers

Who reestablished Egypt's independence in the first century B.C.?

Cleopatra Signup and view all the answers

Where did the Assyrians establish their empire?

Upper Tigris River Signup and view all the answers

When did the Kush King conquer Egypt?

750 B.C. Signup and view all the answers

Who overwhelmed the Kushites with iron spears and swords?

The Assyrians Signup and view all the answers