Concerning the Assyrian Empire, It Is Most Correct to Say

question 31

Multiple Choice

Concerning the Assyrian Empire, it is most correct to say that

• A) the Assyrian transformation from nomadic life to warfare occurred because of a decline in their traditional grazing lands.
• B) the empire emerged out of the Hittite monarchy in Turkey.
• C) Assyrian kings enlarged the empire in part through their own displays of toughness and sly creativity.
• D) its only real competition for the Tigris valley came from the Hittites centered in Turkey.
• E) its chief town, Nineveh, was situated about halfway down the Tigris-Euphrates valley, in order to more easily control Babylonia.

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Definitions:

Mutual Association

A relationship between two or more entities where both or all parties benefit or influence each other.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together. A positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, so does the other.

Correlational Hypothesis

A prediction about the existence of a relationship between two variables, without implying causation.

Experimental

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