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WorksheetsAssyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
The Assyrian kings believed that "terror and might" were important aspects of their success as an empire.
True
False
What factors made the Assyrian army successful? (multiple correct answers)
the use of crossbows
the use of terror as an instrument of war
the use of different military tactics like earthworks
the use of cannons
weapons made of iron
From what part of Mesopotamia did the Neo-Assyrians originally live?
southern
northern
eastern
western
The Assyrians conquered which of the following regions?
Iran
Egypt
Greece
Arabia
Iron contributed to the ending of the city-states and made possible the empires of Mesopotamia?
True
False
The term "neo" means new.
True
False
In which order did the Four Empires occur?
Assyrian, Babylonian, Akkadian, and Neo-Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian, Assyrian, Akkadian, and Babylonian
Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Akkadian, and Assyrian
Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Neo-Babylonian
What type of power did the Assyrians use to conquer Summer?
cultural
technological
political
military
Which ruler of the Babylonians is most well known?
King Nebuchadrezzar II
King Hammurabi
King Naram-Sin
King Sargon
Which ruler of the Neo-Babylonians is most well remembered?
King Nebuchadrezzar II
King Hammurabi
King Naram-Sin
King Sargon
The Babylonians were the first to divide an hour into ___ minutes.
30
40
50
60
Assyrians were known for treating their enemies and people captured well.
True
False
King Nebuchadnezzar ruled this empire.
Egypt
Babylon
Assyria
Which empire used iron weapons, horses soldiers, battering rams, and movable tower?
Babylonians
Assyrians
What other empire did the Assyrians battle throughout much of ancient history for control of Mesopotamia and the Middle East?
Sumerians
Persians
Egyptians
Babylonians
When the Assyrian Empire was at its peak, what lands did it control? (more than 1 answer)
Cyprus
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Israel
What Assyrian city held a famous library of thousands of clay tablets?
Babylon
Niveneh
Ashur
Nimrud
What were the Assyrians most known for?
Their fearsome army and warriors
Their poetry
Their art and painting
Their peaceful rule of the lands they conquered
What metal did the Assyrians use to make their weapons, chariots, and tools strong?
Bronze
Gold
Iron
Steel
The Assyrians were the strongeste between 744-612 BC. The key to their success was _____.
Their leader
Their crops
Their trading
Their army
Eventually, the Assyrian capital of Nineveh was conquered by the _______ under the leadership of ________.
Babylonians; Hammurabi
Babylonians; Nebuchadnezzar
Akkadians; Sargon
Assyrians; Hammurabi
What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Assyrians
Persians
The Akkadians were the first to move from separate city-states to this form of government.
Democracy
Autrocracy
Empire
Socialism
What language did the Akkadians speak?
Sumerian
Babylonian
Asyrian
Akkadian
What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?
Sargon The Great
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Naram-Sin
Which empire was the first ruler of Mesopotamia?
The Babylonian Empire
The Sumerian Empire
The Akkadian Empire
The Assyrian Empire
A collection of separate cultures under one government is called...
an empire
a nation
a country
a city-state
Hammurabi was a ________ king.
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Neo-Babylonian
Hammurabi is best known for...
his code of laws
the empire he created with Babylon at its center
creating the first empire in the world
creating stele
Babylonian society was unusually _________ for its time when compared to other ancient civilizations.
fair
cruel
unfair
powerful
A collection of written laws is called...
a code of law
an economy
an empire
a siege
Hammurabi used the code of laws to _____________ his empire and to preserve order.
divide
conquer
destroy
unify
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
Cyrus
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadrezzar
The _____________ were from the mountains east of Mesopotamia. During their rule of Babylon immigrants from Europe and India arrived in Mesopotamia.
Persians
Hittites
Kassites
Assyrians
The Kassites abandoned their own culture after a couple of generations of dominance, allowing themselves to be absorbed into Babylonian civilization
True
False
What allowed the Hittites to move around the battlefield quickly
Oxen
Elephants
Chariots
Horseback
The Kassites ruled for how many years?
200
400
600
800
Why the Hittite army so successful?
They were warriors
They had horse-drawn war chariots
They made slaves fight for them
They use stealth tactics
