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