World History Unit 2

Which warlike Assyrian king destroyed the cities of Jerusalem and Babylon, and built up his capital to be one of the largest in the world?

• Ashurbanipal

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Demosthenes

• Sennacherib

All of the following helped the Assyrian military create the world's first, true empire EXCEPT:

• specialized units like builders, sappers, etc.

• iron weapons and armor

• a navy with cannons

• a trained, professional army

What was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire?

• Persepolis

• Nineveh

• Knossos

• Babylon

Which Assyrian King was responsible for creating the Library of Nineveh and is seen as the last great Assyrian leader?

• Ashurbanipal

• Darius I

• Cyrus I

• Sennacherib

What did the Library of Nineveh contain?

• a statue of the Greek goddess Hera

• the only copy of the Egyptian Book of the Dead

• 20,000+ clay tables including the Epic of Gilgamesh

• The first copy of the Bible, Torah and Koran

What group conquered the Assyrian Empire?

• Chaldeans

• Israelites

• Phoenicians

• Egyptians

All of the following are reasons for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire EXCEPT:

• Their cruel treatment of conquered people

• Their lack of troops to control uprisings and invasions

• The Empire was too large to control without more modern communication

• The government was not organized

What is considered the MOST lasting accomplishment of the Assyrian empire?

• The Library at Nineveh which preserved ancient texts

• the city of Babylon which is mentioned in religious text

• the Hanging Gardens of Babylong

• building Alexandria in Egypt that had a zoo

What is the name for the step-pyramids the Chaldeans built in the region of Mesopotamia (think back to unit 1)?

• obelisks

• ziggurats

• cathedrals

• causeway

Babylon was the capital of the empire of what group of people?

• Israelite

• Phoenicians

• Assyrians

• Chaldeans