Quiz 3: Assyrian and Babylonian Civilizations
The history of Assyria was short and tragic.
False
Through his laws, we know that Hammurabi was in favor of free enterprise.
False
When Judah submitted to Assyria, Daniel and others were taken captive.
False
Ashur was the chief god of the:
Assyrians
At Carchemish in 605 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar defeated _____.
Egypt
Assyrians were excellent in the art of war, but they treated their captives kindly.
False
Hammurabi's law code and the Law of Moses were identical in what they said although they were written by different people.
False
God used Assyria to punish ________ for its idolatry.
Israel
Which prophet warned the kings of Judah against resisting Babylon?
Jeremiah
In 598 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar went to war with Judah and besieged the capital city of ________.
Jerusalem
Ahab of Israel joined with Hadadezer of Damascus and others in an anti-Assyrian coalition.
True
Hammurabi is best known for his law code.
True
Nimrod built the first city on the site of Babylon and called it Babel.
True
The Babylonians produced the Gilgamesh Epic, which included both a creation story and a story of a flood.
True
The Babylonians were one of the first people to use the mathematical concept of zero.
True
The fall of Nineveh was prophesied by Nahum.
True
Assyrian writing tablets were made mostly of what material?
clay
The Assyrians were the only people of their time to use arrows tipped with_______.
iron