Assyrians
Where were the Assyrians located?
A. Greece
B. Modern-day Iraq
C. North America
B. Modern-day Iraq
What does "neo" mean?
A. Old
B. New
C. Stone
B. New
Where is Phoenicia located?
a. between the eastern Mediterranean and the Lebanon Mountains
b. along the western Mediterranean coast
c. In southwest North America
a. between the eastern Mediterranean and the Lebanon Mountains
Which period proceeded the Greek Dark Ages?
a. the Minoans
b. the Mycenaeans
c. the Romans
b. the Mycenaeans
Who was the king who first formed the Persian Empire?
a. Darius I
b. Xerxes
c. Cyrus the Great
c. Cyrus the Great
What were the Assyrians most known for?
a. Their fearsome army and warriors
b. Their poetry
c. Their art and painting
a. Their fearsome army and warriors
What were the Neo-Babylonians best known for?
a. their fearsome army and warriors
b. their impressive architecture, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
c. Inventing a writing system
b. their impressive architecture, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What were the Phoenicians most known for?
a. their fearsome armies and warriors
b. their architecture
c. Seafaring and trade
c. Seafaring and trade
What does polis mean?
a. a city-state
b. an empire
c. a nation
a. a city-state
Where did the Persian Empire originate from?
a. Modern-day Iran
b. China
c. Greece
a. Modern-day Iran
What metal did the Assyrians use to strengthen their weapons, chariots, and tools?
a. Bronze
b. Gold
c. Iron
c. Iron
When was the Neo-Babylonian empire at its height in power?
A. Between the 7th and 6th centuries BCE
B. Between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE
C. Between 1950 and 2025.
A. Between the 7th and 6th centuries BCE
Which of the following is a Phoenician colony?
a. Carthage
b. Athens
c. Babylon
a. Carthage
What is a Dark Age?
a. when there is a decline in architecture and building projects
b. when there is limited written evidence
c. when the sun does not rise for many years.
b. when there is limited written evidence
What ruler conquered the Persian Empire?
a. Julius Caesar
b. Sargon the Great
c. Alexander the Great
c. Alexander the Great
When was the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its height in power?
A. Between the 13th century and 12th centuries BCE
B. Between the 8th and 7th centuries BCE
C. Between the 3rd and 4th centuries CE
B. Between the 8th and 7th centuries BCE
Where is the city of Babylon located?
a. Greece
b. North America
c. Modern-day Iraq
c. Modern-day Iraq
What is a colony?
a. native lands
b. a settlement established in a new territory
c. It is like an empire
b. a settlement established in a new territory
When did the Greek Dark Age occur?
a. between 1100 and 800 BCE
b. between 400 and 300 BCE
c. in 1492
a. between 1100 and 800 BCE
What was the capital city of the Persian Empire?
a. Persopolis
b. Athens
c. Babylonia
a. Persopolis
Who conquered the Neo-Assyrian Empire?
A. the Neo-Babylonians
B. the Persians
C. the Romans
A. the Neo-Babylonians
Who conquered the Neo-Babylonians?
A. the Persians
B. the Greeks
C. the Romans
A. the Persians
What is considered the Phoenician's greatest contribution to the world?
a. the development of the alphabet that influenced many written languages including Greek and Latin
b. the invention of new ships
c. the creation of new military strategies
a. the development of the alphabet that influenced many written languages including Greek and Latin
When was the Greek Archaic period?
a. between 1100 and 800 BCE
b. between 800 and 500 BCE
c. between 1950 and 2025
b. between 800 and 500 BCE
What religion did the Persians follow?
a. Same as the Sumerians
b. Zoroastrianism
c. Judaism
b. Zoroastrianism