Learn About Ancient Assyria in This Quiz
Archaeologists often consider Mesopotamia the cradle of civilization. On the fertile plains situated between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, cultures like the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians rose, each having a lasting impact on the world around them.
But how much do you know about ancient Assyria? Let's find out.
1. Which of these cultures rose first in Mesopotamia?
- A) Assyria
- B) Sumer
- C) Babylonia
- D) Akkad
Answer: Sumer
2. In which part of Mesopotamia did the Assyrians originate?
- A) The foot of the Zagros mountains
- B) Near the Persian Gulf
- C) The Assyrian desert
- D) Caucasus Mountains
Answer: Caucasus Mountains
3. When did the Assyrians originate as an empire?
- A) 6th millennium BCE
- B) 5th millennium BCE
- C) 2nd millennium BCE
- D) 1st millennium BCE
Answer: 2nd millennium BCE
4. How did the Assyrians rise to power?
- A) Through their high level of education
- B) Through military dominance
- C) Through trading expertise
- D) By unifying with the Sumerians
Answer: Through military dominance
5. What were the Assyrians best known for?
- A) Building large boats
- B) Being expert traders
- C) Constructing an extensive library at Nineveh
- D) For unique arts and crafts
Answer: Being expert traders
6. Which script did the Assyrians use?
- A) Devanāgarī
- B) Cuneiform
- C) Ogham
- D) Iberian
Answer: Cuneiform
7. Which of these is not an Assyrian deity?
- A) Ashur
- B) Anu
- C) Thoth
- D) Enlil
Answer: Thoth
8. Which weapons helped Assyria revolutionize war?
- A) The battle ax and battering ram
- B) The crossbow and catapult
- C) Iron armor and boots
- D) The siege engine and chariots
Answer: The siege engine and chariots
9. What is featured most in Assyrian art?
- A) Royal banquets
- B) Family life
- C) Gardening
- D) Relief carvings
Answer: Relief carvings
10. Which prominent culture did Assyria conquer?
- A) Egypt
- B) Carthage
- C) Vedic India
- D) Ancient Greece
Answer: Egypt
11. What did the Assyrians do with their dead?
- A) Buried them in cemeteries
- B) Send them out to sea
- C) Held a cremation ritual
- D) Buried them at home
Answer: Buried them at home
12. Which of the following was a revered king of Assyria?
- A) Ashurbanipal
- B) Ramses II
- C) Gilgamesh
- D) Hammurabi
Answer: Ashurbanipal
13. How did the Assyrians protect their buildings?
- A) They used armed guards
- B) They told citizens ghosts haunted them
- C) They decorated them with large demons
- D) They inscribed the names of their gods in cuneiform on the building
Answer: They decorated them with large demons
14. How did the Assyrians control their large empire?
- A) A well-organized government
- B) They allowed conquered states to choose their own leader
- C) A well-trained military force
- D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
15. When did the Assyrian empire officially end?
- A) 8th century BCE
- B) 6th century BCE
- C) 3rd century BCE
- D) 1st century BCE
Answer: 6th century BCE
