Hittites conquer Mesopotamia
  • 1. Who were the Hittites?
A) An ancient civilization
B) A modern political group
C) A religious sect
D) A fictional tribe
  • 2. What was the capital city of the Hittite Empire?
A) Hattusa
B) Thebes
C) Babylon
D) Susa
  • 3. Which Mesopotamian city did the Hittites conquer?
A) Ur
B) Babylon
C) Uruk
D) Assur
  • 4. What form of writing did the Hittites use for official records and royal inscriptions?
A) Hieroglyphics
B) Alphabet
C) Runes
D) Cuneiform
  • 5. Who was the ruler of the Hittites during the conquest of Mesopotamia?
A) Suppiluliuma I
B) Tudhaliya IV
C) Hattusili III
D) Mursili I
  • 6. What modern-day country encompasses the heartland of the former Hittite Empire?
A) Iraq
B) Turkey
C) Syria
D) Iran
  • 7. What eventually led to the decline and fall of the Hittite Empire?
A) Drought and crop failures
B) Civil war and political corruption
C) Invasions by Sea Peoples and internal unrest
D) Plague and disease outbreaks
  • 8. What weapon technology did the Hittites use effectively in battles?
A) Wooden weapons
B) Bronze weapons
C) Stone weapons
D) Iron weapons
  • 9. Which god was central to Hittite religion and was also adopted by Mesopotamians?
A) Ishtar
B) Enlil
C) Teshub
D) Anu
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