1. Chapter 3, Section 2
7 Questions, 9/9/2015

2. 1. Which is an inference about why city-states fought each other for farmland?
Each city-state owned crops that had been destroyed by natural causes.
Each city-state had only one skill, which was farming.
Each city-state wanted to build walls around its farms.
Each city-state wanted to have enough farmland to grow food.

3. 2. He was among the first leaders to have a permanent army
2. He was among the first leaders to have a permanent army. This text refers to
Kish.
Sargon I.
Gilgamesh.
Utu.

4. 3. What did Sargon’s empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city-states?
It extended over a greater territory than anyone had ever conquered before.
It fought with surrounding city-states.
It covered an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
It had a professional army.

5. 4. What purpose did the wall around a city serve?
to protect inhabitants of the city-state from attack
to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
to protect inhabitants of the city-state from floods
to keep people from moving to another city-state

6. 5. One characteristic that Sumerians believed their gods possessed was a need to
help mankind.
conquer other gods.
worship the moon and the sun.
be worshipped and pleased.

7. 6. Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
farmers
priests
war chiefs
political leaders

8. 7. What factor may have limited the growth of Sargon’s empire?
The Akkadian army stopped the empire from expanding to the south.
The Euphrates River often flooded, making farming difficult.
The Syrian Desert did not have enough good farmland.
Ninevah did not have enough water to support its population.