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Old Assyrian period
  • 1. What kind of label is 'Old Assyrian'?
A) Linguistic
B) Chronological
C) Ethnic
D) Geographical
  • 2. Who provided the definition of 'Old Assyrian' used in the text?
A) Sargon II
B) Assur-uballit
C) Tiglath-Pileser
D) Klaas Veenhof
  • 3. In what year did Klaas Veenhof define the term 'Old Assyrian'?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 2012
D) 2008
  • 4. What does the term 'Assyrian' refer to in the Old Assyrian period?
A) A collection of nomadic tribes
B) The city of Assur and its culture
C) A state governing a large territory
D) A military alliance of city-states
  • 5. What was the political status of Assur during the Old Assyrian period?
A) An expansive empire
B) A province of Babylonia
C) A small city-state
D) A nomadic kingdom
  • 6. When did Assyria transition into a kingdom governing a larger territory?
A) Old Assyrian period
B) Early Assyrian period
C) Neo-Assyrian period
D) Middle Assyrian period
  • 7. What does the 'Old Assyrian' period encompass?
A) The entire history of the Assyrian Empire
B) The architectural history of southern Mesopotamia
C) History, politics, economics, religion, and language of Assur
D) Only the military history of the region
  • 8. What precedes the Old Assyrian period?
A) Neo-Assyrian period
B) Middle Assyrian period
C) Early Assyrian period
D) Late Assyrian period
  • 9. What is the state of knowledge regarding the Early Assyrian period?
A) Extensively documented
B) Completely lost
C) Poorly known
D) Well-preserved in archeology
  • 10. Was Assur independent during the Early Assyrian period?
A) Yes
B) Only during religious festivals
C) No
D) Only during winters
  • 11. What was Assur a part of during the Early Assyrian period?
A) A collection of independent city-states
B) A sequence of states and empires from southern Mesopotamia
C) A nomadic confederation
D) The Persian Empire
  • 12. Which ruler founded the first Assyrian royal dynasty?
A) Puzur-Ashur I
B) Ashur-uballit I
C) Erishum I
D) Shamshi-Adad I
  • 13. What title did Old Assyrian kings typically use?
A) Išši'ak Aššur
B) Šar
C) En
D) Lugal
  • 14. What was the name of the administrative body in Assur?
A) Kültepe
B) Adaside
C) Ālum
D) Shubat-Enlil
  • 15. Which foreign conqueror captured Assur in 1808 BC?
A) Puzur-Ashur I
B) Erishum I
C) Ashur-uballit I
D) Shamshi-Adad I
  • 16. Where did Shamshi-Adad I rule from?
A) Assur
B) Kültepe
C) Mari
D) Shubat-Enlil
  • 17. Which trading colony yielded over 22,000 cuneiform tablets?
A) Eshnunna
B) Kültepe
C) Shubat-Enlil
D) Mari
  • 18. To which kingdom did Assur become a vassal in c. 1430 BC?
A) Hittite
B) Babylonian
C) Mitanni
D) Eshnunna
  • 19. What was the main economic activity of Assur starting with Erishum I?
A) Maritime shipping
B) Mining
C) Agriculture
D) International trade
  • 20. What is considered the main deity of the Old Assyrian period?
A) Enlil
B) Adad
C) Ashur
D) Shamshi-Adad
  • 21. How were the legal rights of men and women in the Old Assyrian period described?
A) Superior for women
B) Non-existent for women
C) Significantly restricted for women
D) More or less the same
  • 22. What was the geographical reach of the Assyrian trading network?
A) Egypt to the Persian Gulf
B) Zagros Mountains to central Anatolia
C) Assur to Babylon only
D) Southern Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean
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