Assyrian Empire

The Assyrians were located in...

• Southern Mesopotamia

• Northern Mesopotamia

• Eastern Mesopotamia

• Western Mesopotamia

Ancient Assyria is located in the modern-day country of...

• Iraq

• Iran

• Syria

• Bahrain

To the Assyrians, the "4 Corners of the Universe" was...

• Ashur

• Northern Mesopotamia

• Babylon

• Sumer

The Assyrians viewed the Babylonians with...

• high respect

• hatred

• envy

The Assyrians and Babylonians were considered to be a "sister-culture," which meant...

• they shared the same food, gods, and clothes

• they shared the same food, gods, and beliefs

• they shared the same language, gods, and clothes

Who had conquered the Assyrians before the rose to power and conquered Babylon?

• Sargon the Great

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Ashurbanipal

• Hammurabi

Assyrians were known for treating their enemies and people captured well.

• True

• False

Siege warfare is when army soldiers camp outside a city and repeatedly attack it until the city falls.

• True

• False

Huge sculptures of winged bulls or lions, with human faces, stood at the entrances were called...

• Lamassu

• centaur

• unicorns

• gods

Everyone is Assyrian culture was required to obey...

• royalty

• kings

• military

• gods