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Ancient Mesopotamia Part 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

a)

how to use more advance weapons such as catapults and battering rams.

b)

how to fight while riding horses.

c)

how to use stronger metals such as iron for weapons.

d)

how to make chariots.

2.

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the

a)

Red Sea

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Persian Gulf

3.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Nineveh

4.
This Mesopotamian king built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nebechanezzer
d)
Gilgamesh
5.

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

a)

Hanging Gardens

b)

king's palace

c)

wall around the city

d)

irrigation system

6.
Of which nation did Tiglathpileser III claim the throne in 729-728 BCE?
a)
Babylon
b)
Israel
c)
Egypt
d)
Phoenicia
7.
How did Tiglathpileser III change the character of the Assyrian army?
a)
created a standing army composed of Assyrians
b)
created an army of peasants and slaves
c)
created an army of mercenaries
d)
changed the armies weapons from bronze to iron
8.
For what is Ashurbanipal best known?
a)
building the city walls of Babylon
b)
constructing the Temple of Marduk
c)
building the tremendous library at Ninevah
d)
building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
9.

In 539 B.C., the Persians conquered Babylon and the rest of

a)

Europe

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Antarctica

10.

Under the leadership of _________, the Persian Empire became the largest empire the world had ever seen.

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Darius

11.

Cyrus the Great treated the conquered people well. He did not require them to change their

a)

religion or culture

b)

hair color

c)

shoe sizes

12.

Assyria was located in the _________ part of Mesopotamia.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

13.

A temple for false gods was called a ___________.

a)

city-state

b)

diaspora

c)

Ziggurat

d)

pyramid

14.

Babylon was located in the _________ part of Mesopotamia.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

15.
Which Assyrian King demonstrated his masterful administrative skills by dividing all the provinces among his loyal governors
a)
Nebuchadnezzar II
b)
Sennacherib
c)
Ashurbanipal
d)
Tiglathpileser III
16.

What king ruled for 43 years and brought the Babylonian Empire back to its peak including building the famous Hanging Gardens?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nabopolassar

c)

Sargon II

d)

Nebuchadnezzar II

17.

What people conquered the Babylonian Empire in 529 BC?

a)

Greeks

b)

Assyrians

c)

Sumerians

d)

Persians

18.

When the Assyrian Empire was at its peak, what lands did it control? (more than 1 answer)

a)

Cyprus

b)

Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Israel

19.

Who was the last great King of the Assyrians?

a)

Shamshi-Adad

b)

Tiglath-Pileser III

c)

Sargon II

d)

Ashurbanipal

20.

Who was the main god of the Assyrians?

a)

Ashur

b)

Nimrud

c)

Shamash

d)

Marduk