Assyrian Empire Quiz

Which time period represents the earliest Assyrian Empire?

• 1800-1600 BCE

• 1244-1208 BCE

• 699-627 BCE

• 2000-1800 BCE

During which time period did the Assyrians control the largest territory?

• 699-627 BCE

• 1800-1600 BCE

• 1244-1208 BCE

• 1500-1300 BCE

During which time period did the Assyrians first control the city of Babylon?

• 1244-1208 BCE

• 699-627 BCE

• 1800-1600 BCE

• 1300-1100 BCE

During which time period did the Assyrians control ancient Egypt and the Nile River?

• 699-627 BCE

• 1800-1600 BCE

• 1244-1208 BCE

• 1500-1300 BCE

What was one of the significant achievements of the Assyrian Empire?

• Collection of tablets found in Nineveh

• Building the Great Wall

• Inventing the wheel

• Developing the first alphabet

What epic is included in the cuneiform tablets collected by the Assyrians?

• Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Beowulf

Where were the tablets of the Assyrian Empire found?

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Ur

• Thebes

What did the discovery of the tablets in Nineveh greatly increase?

• Knowledge of ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

• Understanding of ancient Egyptian culture

• Insights into Roman history

• Information about the Indus Valley

What city did the Assyrian Empire start in?

• Ashur

• Babylon

• Nineveh

• Uruk

Under which ruler did the Babylonian Empire conquer the Assyrian region?

• Hammurabi

• Ashurbanipal

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar