Assyria (Grade 8)
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Assyria
1.
Assyria was centered in Upper Mesopotamia.
- True
- False
2.
What are the names of two of the major Assyrian cities?
3.
Much of Assyria was conquered by the Neo-Sumerian empire.
- True
- False
4.
The Assyrian Empire was known for relying on diplomacy rather than war to solve foreign disputes.
- True
- False
5.
Which island in the Mediterranean Sea was part of the Old Assyrian Empire?
- Crete
- Sicily
- Cyrpus
- Corsica
6.
The Old Assyrian Empire was overthrown by which civilization?
- Babylonian
- Egyptian
- Mitanni
- Hittite
7.
During the Middle Assyrian Empire, the priests of Ashur controlled the kings.
- True
- False
8.
Which king took the Middle Assyrian Empire to its height?
- Shalmaneser II
- Ashur-Dan II
- Tiglath-Pileser I
- Ashurnasirpal I
9.
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was founded in what year?
- 1456 BCE
- 1190 BCE
- 911 BCE
- 609 BCE
10.
The Neo-Assyrians had the world's first professional army.
- True
- False
11.
Assyrian king Sennacherib razed Babylon in punishment for its revolt.
- True
- False
12.
Esarhaddon defeated Taharqa to conquer .
13.
Ashurbanipal created a library at Nimrud.
- True
- False
14.
Ashurbanipal conquered the Kushite Empire.
- True
- False
15.
What are the names of five of the modern-day countries that are all or partly in what was the territory of the Assyrian Empire?
16.
Assyria fell in 609 BCE during a war with the and the Babylonians.
- Elamites
- Lydians
- Greeks
- Medes
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