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