(10/30) Ch. 4: Lesson 1 - Early Empires of the Middle East

They Assyrians originated out of...

• modern-day Italy

• India

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

(Select any that apply) Which of the following was TRUE of the Assyrians?

• were a warrior-centered people

• treated their conquered peoples with cruelty

• were conquered by the Chaldeans

• were weakened by rebellion

The Neo-Babylonian Empire was founded by the...

• Chaldeans

• Israelites

• Assyrians

• Egyptians

(Select any that apply) Which of the following was TRUE of King Nebuchadnezzar?

• was a great Babylonian King

• created the hanging gardens

• conquered the Persians

• greatly expanded the Babylonian Empire

The Chaldeans built the foundation of modern...

• mathematics

• science

• astronomy

• geology

• philosophy

Babylon was conquered by the...

• Persians

• Egyptians

• Israelites

• NONE of the given

The Persians were originally located in modern-day...

• Egypt

• India

• Greece

• Iran

(Select any that apply) Which of the following is TRUE of the Persian King Cyrus the Great?

• added many new territories to the kingdom

• liberated the Jews from Babylon

• conquered Egypt and all of the Middle East

• ALL of the given

At its height, the Persian Empire stretched from...

• the Rubicon River to the Indus River

• the Nile to the Indus River

• the Alps (mountain range) to the Nile

• the Strait of Gibraltar to the Aegean Sea

The "greatest organizer" (King) of the Persian Empire was...

• King Darius

• King Xerxes

• King Cyrus the Great

• King Cambyses