1.3 New Empires of Mesopotamia

Where did the Assyrian people live?

• They lived in the north near the Tigris River.

• They lived in the south near the Tigris River.

• They lived in the north near the Euphrates River.

• They lived in the south near the Euphrates River.

Which army was one of the first to use iron weapons?

• the Akkadian army

• the Chaldean army

• the Assyrian army

• the Egyptian army

Who taught the Assyrians the technique of hardening iron weapons?

• the Chaldeans

• the Egyptians

• the Sumerians

• the Hittites

What did the Assyrian people do when they captured a city?

• They allowed them rule themselves wherever they wanted to live.

• They allowed the conquered people to remain in their homeland.

• They drove the people from their lands and moved them into foreign territory.

• They forced them to join the army.

Which city on the Tigris River was the capital of Assyria?

• Catal Huyuk

• Ur

• Babylon

• Nineveh

Who captured Nineveh in 612 B.C.?

• Chaldeans and Medes

• Chaldeans and Egyptians

• Hittites and Egyptians

• Medes and Hittites

Which city did the Chaldeans rebuild to become the center of the Chaldean Empire?

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

Which civilization was first to develop the 7-day week?

• Akkadian

• Egyptian

• Assyrian

• Chaldean

Who defeated the Chaldeans in 539 B.C.?

• They Assyrians

• The Israelites

• The Persians

• The Greeks

What do we call someone who studies stars and planets?

• astronomer

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• paleontologist