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