Assyrian Empire

Which empire came before the Assyrians?

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Neo Babylonians

• Persian

How long passed after Hammurabi's death before the Assyrians took over?

• Almost no time at all

• About 100 years

• A couple hundred years

• Around a thousand years

Along which rivers did much of Mesopotamia lay?

• Nile and White Rivers

• Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

• Yellow and Huang He Rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

What is a cavalry?

• A type of bread

• Using cattle and sheep as war animals

• Having soldiers fight while riding horses

• A brand of early Mesopotamian wine

What type of weapons did the Assyrians use?

• Iron

• Stone

• Bronze

• Automatic

Assyrians were able to spread their empire all the way to...

• France

• Asia

• Egypt

• Greece

To control such a large area, Assyrians divided the empire into 70 _______

• territories

• empires

• states

• provinces

Each of the 70 provinces had this person who was in charge

• president

• governor

• king

• high priest

One famous Assyrian king was named

• Hannurabi

• Sargon

• Ashurbanipal

• Nebuchadnezzar

Over 20,000 pieces of writing survived until today from Assyria's large _________.

• Library

• School

• Temple

• Vault