- 1. When was the Hittite Empire established in Asia Minor?
A) 1600 BC
B) 1000 BC
C) 200 AD
D) 500 BC
- 2. Which city served as the capital of the Hittite Empire?
A) Pergamon
B) Hattusa
C) Ephesus
D) Troy
- 3. What significant invention are the Hittites credited with introducing?
A) Ironworking
B) Printing Press
C) Paper
D) Gunpowder
- 4. Who was the most famous Hittite king known for his military campaigns?
A) Hattusili III
B) Tudhaliya IV
C) Suppiluliuma I
D) Mursili II
- 5. What religious practice were the Hittites known for?
A) Monotheism
B) Sun Worship
C) Atheism
D) Polytheism
- 6. What region did the Hittite Empire primarily cover?
A) Egypt
B) Anatolia
C) Greece
D) Mesopotamia
- 7. Which empire was a major rival to the Hittites?
A) Egypt
B) Babylon
C) Assyria
D) Persia
- 8. What important document from the Hittite Empire is one of the oldest known peace treaties?
A) Rosetta Stone
B) Magna Carta
C) Hammurabi's Code
D) Treaty of Kadesh
- 9. Who deciphered the Hittite language in the early 20th century?
A) Bedřich Hrozný
B) Jean-François Champollion
C) Heinrich Schliemann
D) Howard Carter
- 10. What group of people is believed to have contributed to the downfall of the Hittite Empire?
A) Sea Peoples
B) Persians
C) Assyrians
D) Minoans
- 11. Who was the founder of the Hittite Empire?
A) Hattusili I
B) Tudhaliya I
C) Labarna I
D) Mursili I
- 12. What form of government did the Hittites have?
A) Monarchy
B) Theocracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Republic
- 13. What was the Hittites' main economic activity?
A) Agriculture
B) Fishing
C) Trade
D) Mining
- 14. What was the Hittites' method of writing called?
A) Alphabet
B) Hieroglyphics
C) Cuneiform
D) Runes
- 15. What major battle did the Hittites fight against the Egyptians?
A) Battle of Gaugamela
B) Battle of Kadesh
C) Battle of Marathon
D) Battle of Thermopylae
- 16. What were the Hittites known for using in warfare?
A) War Elephants
B) Navy
C) Chariots
D) Catapults
- 17. What metal is associated with the Hittites' advanced technology and weapons?
A) Silver
B) Bronze
C) Gold
D) Iron
- 18. Who was considered the last great ruler of the Hittite Empire?
A) Tudhaliya V
B) Hattusili IV
C) Puduhepa
D) Suppiluliuma II
- 19. Which Hittite king signed the first known peace treaty?
A) Suppiluliuma I
B) Tudhaliya IV
C) Muwatalli II
D) Hattusili III
- 20. What material was the Hittite writing mainly inscribed on?
A) Metal plates
B) Papyrus
C) Clay tablets
D) Stone slabs
- 21. What modern country corresponds to the location of the Hittite empire?
A) Syria
B) Greece
C) Turkey
D) Lebanon
- 22. Which significant event led to the decline of the Hittite empire?
A) Roman conquest
B) Crusades
C) Mongol invasions
D) Bronze Age collapse
- 23. What linguistic family does the Hittite language belong to?
A) Indo-European
B) Semitic
C) Austronesian
D) Dravidian
- 24. Which ancient people had a vassalage treaty with the Hittites?
A) Mitanni
B) Greeks
C) Phoenicians
D) Persians
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