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Quiz: Assyria

  1. When was Assyria founded?

    • c. 2025 BCE, as a city state at Assur; the empire peaked 911–609 BCE
    • 1979, after the Islamic Revolution
    • 8 February 1950
    • 1278, by the Pareage agreement between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Urgell
    Answer

    c. 2025 BCE, as a city state at Assur; the empire peaked 911–609 BCE — Founded: c. 2025 BCE, as a city state at Assur; the empire peaked 911–609 BCE.

  2. When did Assyria end?

    • 609 BCE, Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Medes
    • 330 BCE, conquered by Alexander the Great
    • 30 BCE, death of Cleopatra; Egypt became a Roman province
    • 539 BCE, when Cyrus the Great took Babylon for Persia
    Answer

    609 BCE, Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Medes — Ended: 609 BCE, Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Medes.

  3. Where was the heartland of Assyria?

    • Northern Mesopotamia, capitals Assur, Nineveh, and Nimrud
    • The Tigris Euphrates valley, in present day Iraq and eastern Syria
    • The Nile valley, capitals Memphis and Thebes
    • Southern Mesopotamia, in present day Iraq
    Answer

    Northern Mesopotamia, capitals Assur, Nineveh, and Nimrud — Heartland: Northern Mesopotamia, capitals Assur, Nineveh, and Nimrud.

  4. True or false: Assyria was the great military power of the ancient Near East, centered on the upper Tigris.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — True. Assyria was the great military power of the ancient Near East, centered on the upper Tigris.