CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
1. Ashurnasirpal II 880 BC
depicted as King, with long hair, beard and
robes sickle + mace = royal sybols
inscription on chest "declares his victories all the way to the "Great Sea"
mediter- ranean
2. Nimrud military capital of
Assyria 650 BC
3. NW Palace of 200 x 130 m
Nimrud function: residence treasury, admin,
Design granary no columns, throne room
palace walls decorated with gypsum-stone reliefs
4. Lamassu 880 BC
Assyrian guardian in the form of a man-headed winged
bull was used to ward ott evil, impress and intimidate
left leg is standing from front, striding from side
5. NW Palace of War
Nimrud
Reliefs
6. Assyria and
,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
M hunting narrative scenes
a Showed King on campaign, hunting
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,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
Atrocities:
forced relocations, impaling, beheading, flaying (whipping) to death
7. Nimrud panel behind the wall
Throne Room Two Ashurnasirpal worshipping sacred
tree King is in ceremonial robes and
special hat
Above him is winged sun disk figure (Ashur,
state god) Two winged spirits "genies"
genies anointing him with oil in buckets (symbol of fertility)
Giving Ashurnaspiral the divine right to rule
8. Nineveh 13 km walls, 15 gates
population of 150,000
citadel and temples (one for Ishtar and Nabu
palace of Ashurbanial: 650 BC
9. Gardens of Thought to be the real Gardens of Babylon...they weren't in Babylon!
Ashurnasirpa
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612-539 BC
10. Neo- Located on Euphrates River
Babylonian "Gate of the Gods"
Empire King Nebuchadnezzar (604-561 BC) = 600 BC
600 BC
Largest Mesopotamian city
11. Babylon City yet 200 K
De- sign
,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
rectangular design
1. Ashurnasirpal II 880 BC
depicted as King, with long hair, beard and
robes sickle + mace = royal sybols
inscription on chest "declares his victories all the way to the "Great Sea"
mediter- ranean
2. Nimrud military capital of
Assyria 650 BC
3. NW Palace of 200 x 130 m
Nimrud function: residence treasury, admin,
Design granary no columns, throne room
palace walls decorated with gypsum-stone reliefs
4. Lamassu 880 BC
Assyrian guardian in the form of a man-headed winged
bull was used to ward ott evil, impress and intimidate
left leg is standing from front, striding from side
5. NW Palace of War
Nimrud
Reliefs
6. Assyria and
,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
M hunting narrative scenes
a Showed King on campaign, hunting
i BRUTAL
n enemies were against their
gods fear striking
t
h
e
m
e
s
:
r
e
l
i
g
i
o
n
,
w
a
r
f
a
r
e
,
,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
Atrocities:
forced relocations, impaling, beheading, flaying (whipping) to death
7. Nimrud panel behind the wall
Throne Room Two Ashurnasirpal worshipping sacred
tree King is in ceremonial robes and
special hat
Above him is winged sun disk figure (Ashur,
state god) Two winged spirits "genies"
genies anointing him with oil in buckets (symbol of fertility)
Giving Ashurnaspiral the divine right to rule
8. Nineveh 13 km walls, 15 gates
population of 150,000
citadel and temples (one for Ishtar and Nabu
palace of Ashurbanial: 650 BC
9. Gardens of Thought to be the real Gardens of Babylon...they weren't in Babylon!
Ashurnasirpa
l
612-539 BC
10. Neo- Located on Euphrates River
Babylonian "Gate of the Gods"
Empire King Nebuchadnezzar (604-561 BC) = 600 BC
600 BC
Largest Mesopotamian city
11. Babylon City yet 200 K
De- sign
,CLAS 2P34 Final Questions with complete solution 2025/2026
rectangular design
