Urartu

Multiple Choice

What inspired Europeans to send an expedition to the Van area?

• achievements of Assyriology

• stories of Movses Khorenatsi about Queen Semiramis

• the Biblical legend of Ararat

• new discoveries in Egyptology

Multiple Choice

When was Urartu discovered?

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

Multiple Choice

Who discovered Urartu copying cuneiform inscriptions of Van Cliff?

• Henry Rawlinson

• Boris Piotrovsky

• Friedrich E. Schulz

• Antoine-Jean Saint-Martin

Match

Match the name of the state to the sources.

• Assyrian sources

• Babylonian sources

• Old Testament

• Endonym/native name

Urartu/Uruatri

Urashtu

Ararat

Biainili

• Urartu/Uruatri

• Urashtu

• Ararat

• Biainili

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Who was the first Urartian king mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions.

Multiple Choice

Where was the Urartian civilization formed initially?

• in the region around Lake Van

• in the region around Lake Sevan

• in the region between the Euphrates and Tigris

• in the region around Lake Urmia

Match

Match the city to its founder

• Argishti I

• Rusa II

• Rusa I

Erebuni

Rusahinili

Teishebaini

• Erebuni

• Rusahinili

• Teishebaini

Categorize

Options (9)

Arame

Sarduri I

Ishpuini

Menua

Sarduri II

Argishti I

Rusa III

Rusa IV

Argishti II

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Formation period

Prosperity

Decline and fall

Multiple Select

Choose the main 3 deities in the Urartian pantheon.

• Haldi

• Ishtar

• Teisheba

• Shivini

• Marduk

Reorder

Reorder the following according to the Urartian social pyramid.

• king

• warriors

• priests

• peasants

• slaves

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Who is depicted in the picture?

Multiple Select

In what spheres did Ispuinin initiate reforms?

• Religious

• Military

• Bureaucratic

• Writing system

• Town-planning

Multiple Select

Choose 3 right statements about the Urartian language.

• Is an Indo-European language.

• Is not an Indo-European language.

• There are no inscriptions written in Urartian.

• Armenian words, such as apple, plum, and sea, are borrowed from Urartian.

• Urartian was the spoken and written language of the ruling minority.

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The ​

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temple was the holy city of Urartu. The city's tutelary deity was ​

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. It appears in an Assyrian bas-relief that​ adorned the palace of King ​

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at Khorsabad, modern ​

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to commemorate his victory over "the seven kings of Urartu" in 714 BCE.

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Sargon II

Iraq

Haldi

Musasir

Tushpa

Iran

Salmanasar III

Teisheba

Multiple Choice

During whose reign Urartu reached its greatest territorial extent?

• Ishpuini

• Menua

• Argishti i

• Sarduri II

Multiple Choice

Identify the location of Tushpa, capital of Urartu.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Find the WRONG statement.

• Urartian art bears Assyrian influence.

• Furniture in Urartu had not only practical but also ritual meaning.

• The territory of Urartu was conquered by the Median Empire.

• Urartian kings were represented and worshipped as gods.

• Urartu was a confederation of tribal states and small kingdoms.

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Choose 2 RIGHT statements.

• Urartian fortresses had special storerooms where huge jars of wheat and wine were kept.

• The Urartian pantheon incorporated only the gods of non-Indo-European origins.

• Urartian inscriptions have standard curse formulae.

• Urartians were the majority of the state's population.

Categorize

Options (10)

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Urartian art

Assyrian art

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Choose the right statements regarding the gradual decline and fall of Urartu

• Continuous Assyrian attacks weakened it.

• It suffered heavily from Cimmerian raids.

• It was invaded by Scythians and Medes.

• Urartian ruling elite adopted a policy of non-resistance.