CHAPTER 4
Early Empires
Form A
Chapter 4 Test
Part 1: Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
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1.
The world’s first empire was created by
a. Cyrus.
b. Hammurabi.
c. Nebuchadnezzar.
d. Sargon.
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____ 3. The region of land that curves
between the Persian Gulf and the
Mediterranean Sea is called the
a. Fertile Crescent.
b. Holy Land.
c. Middle East.
d. Persian Empire.
____ 4. The people who were the most cruel
in conquering and governing their
empire were the
a. Assyrians.
b. Babylonians.
c. Medes.
d. Persians.
____ 5. The ruler who built the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world, was
a. Ashurbanipal.
b Darius.
c. Nebuchadnezzar.
d. Sargon.
____ 7. The ruler who gave Hebrews in his
empire the best treatment was
a. Cyrus.
b. Hammurabi.
c. Nebuchadnezzar.
d. Sargon.
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____ 2. Hammurabi’s Code is
a. a system for translating cuneiform
into English.
b. laws the people of the Babylonian
Empire had to follow.
c. the first four books of the Hebrew
Bible.
d. a set of signals Babylonian
soldiers used during battle.
____ 6. The people who replaced the
Assyrians as rulers of the Fertile
Crescent were the
a. Babylonians.
b. Chaldeans.
c. Hebrews.
d. Persians.
____ 8. The first people the Persians
conquered in establishing their
empire were the
a. Assyrians.
b. Chaldeans.
c. Hebrews.
d. Medes.
____ 9. The Persian ruler Darius based his
laws on an earlier set of laws created
by the
a. Akkadians.
b. Assyrians.
c. Babylonians.
d. Hebrews.
____ 10. The two rulers who showed the most
concern about justice for the people
in their empire were
a. Ashurbanipal and Cyrus.
b. Cyrus and Hammurabi.
c. Hammurabi and Sargon.
d. Sargon and Ashurbanipal.
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Part 2: Map Skills
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
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____ 11. Which city was not on the Royal
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b. Nineveh
d. Susa
____ 12. What was the easternmost kingdom
in the Persian Empire?
a. Bactria
c. Lydia
b. India
d. Macedonia
____ 13. What was the westernmost kingdom
in the Persian Empire?
a. Assyria
b. Babylonia
c. Lydia
d. Persia
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c. Persepolis
d. Thebes
____ 15. What city was about the same
distance from Babylon as Jerusalem?
a. Ashur
b. Nineveh
c. Persepolis
d. Susa
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Part 3: Interpreting Charts
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
Conquest in the Ancient World
Surrender
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people keep leaders
people enslaved
people exiled
city destroyed
Conquerors
No Surrender
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leaders killed
people slaughtered
people enslaved
city destroyed
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• attack city
• demand surrender
Conquered Peoples
• ruled by local
leaders chosen by
conqueror
• protected by
conqueror’s army
• paid tribute to
conqueror
____ 16. According to the chart, what was
the first step these conquerors would
take after attacking a city?
a. demand the city surrender
b. slaughter the city’s people
c. destroy the city
d. kill the city’s leaders
____ 19. What was one thing the people of
a city could count on whether they
surrendered or continued to fight?
a. that they would be exiled
b. that their leaders would be killed
c. that their city would be destroyed
d. that they would be killed
____ 17. What happened to the people of a
city who refused to surrender?
a. They were exiled or enslaved.
b. They were enslaved or
slaughtered.
c. They were all enslaved.
d. They were all slaughtered.
____ 20. How did the conqueror keep control
over the peoples they conquered?
a. chose their leaders
b. sent them into exile
c. forced them to serve in the army
d. paid them tribute to remain
peaceful
____ 18. What was the only way the people
of a city under attack could escape
being slaughtered?
a. pay tribute to the conqueror
b. turn against their leaders
c. go into exile
d. surrender
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Part 4: Essay
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
(10 points each)
21.
Why was Hammurabi’s Code an important accomplishment?
THINK ABOUT:
• the need to unify an empire
• the idea of the rule of law
• the idea of justice for all
22.
Explain why the Persians were so effective in ruling their empire.
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THINK ABOUT:
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• their attitudes toward conquered peoples
• the communications systems they created
• how they organized their empire and government
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