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1.3 Assyrians and Chaldeans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of traveling merchants

a)

province

b)

astronomer

c)

Nineveh

d)

caravan

2.

the Assyrian Empire's capital city

a)

astronomer

b)

Nineveh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

province

3.

a political district

a)

province

b)

astronomer

c)

Nineveh

d)

caravan

4.

Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon

a)

astronomer

b)

Nineveh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

province

5.

one who studies the stars and planets

a)

astronomer

b)

Nineveh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

province

6.

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make its army strong?

a)

how to ride horses

b)

how to make iron stronger

c)

how to use bows and arrows

d)

how to make chariots

7.

The ___________ in Babylon are 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

8.

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

a)

Red Sea

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Persian Gulf

9.

The Chaldeans contributed the _______ to our modern-day calendar.

a)

weekend

b)

12 month year

c)

major holidays

d)

7 day week

10.

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 BCE from the Chaldeans?

a)

the Hittites

b)

the Persians

c)

the Assyrians

d)

the Sumerians