VCE Y11 History T2 Week 3 Reading Quiz

According to the text, the Assyria emerged as the first world empire in...

• 6th century BCE

• 7th century BCE

• 8th century BCE

• 9th century BCE

According to the text, the city of Assur was discovered in the third millennium BCE and formed the foundation of Assyria.

• True

• False

What was used back then to record the Assyrian and Babylonian languages?

Explain the significance of the city of Assur in Assyrian history.

Assyrians were known to worship a god named...?

Explain Nabopolassar's role in Assyrian history.

The capital city of Assyria was...?

• Media

• Damascus

• Nineveh

• Haran

Following the fall of the Assyrian empire in 609 BCE, some Assyrians relocated to the city of Lagash.

• True

• False

According to the text, what western religion was believed to have been practiced in the city-state of Assur?

How many decades did the Assyrian empire expand its territory?

• two

• three

• four

• five