Question

The map shows the Assyrian Empire in 850-609 BCE.

Map of the Assyrian empire from 850 to 609 B C E. Assyria is shaded in dark orange, the Assyrian Empire is shaded in light orange.

According to the shaded areas on the map, the Assyrian Empire was located

south of the Red Sea.
north of the Black Sea.
in the Middle East.
in Europe.

Answer 1

in the Middle East.

(The shaded areas correspond to Mesopotamia, parts of Anatolia and the Levant—regions of the ancient Near East.)