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The Persian Empire - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 604 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What Greek ruler conquered Persia in the 336 BC and ended the empire? | {Alexander} the Great | 92%
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| Who founded the First Persian empire in the 500s BC? | {Cyrus} the Great | 88%
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| What Mesopotamian capital or empire did that ruler conquer in 539 BC? | Babylon | 86%
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| What modern-day country did that ruler invade in the 480s BC with an army reported to be 1 million strong? | Greece | 84%
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| What group of people did he free from captivity in that empire, and helped them rebuild their land? | Jews | 82%
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| Who ruled the Persian empire at its greatest extent around 500 BC, when it ruled over more than 40% of the world's population? | {Darius} the Great | 81%
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| Who was that ruler's successor, appearing in the Bible under the name Ahasuerus? | {Xerxes} the Great | 81%
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| What river separated Persian territory from India? | Indus | 72%
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| The religion founded by the above was world's first to believe in one god. What word describes such religions now? | Monotheism | 72%
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| What major modern-day country was invaded by Cambyses II in 525 BC? | Egypt | 71%
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| At what battle did 300 Spartans, with Leonidas as their warrior king, die? | Battle of {Thermopylae} | 69%
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| What prophet founded the state religion of the Persian Empire? | Zoroaster | 69%
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| What dynasty was founded by the above, which ruled the First Persian Empire? | Achaemenid dynasty | 63%
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| What was the capital of the Persian Empire? | Persepolis | 63%
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| What name was given to that army's elite group of 10,000 soldiers? | The Immortals | 51%
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| What title, "shahan shah" in Middle Persian, was used by the Persian kings? | King of Kings | 46%
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| What empire did he revolt against for founding the Persian Empire? | Median Empire | 41%
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| The clay "cylinder" of that king is considered to be the world's oldest charter of what? (The United Nations have one of these) | Human Rights | 31%
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| What language became the lingua franca of the Persian Empire, following the conquest of Mesopotamia? | Old Aramaic | 28%
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| What ancient highway connected the cities of Susa and Sardis to each other? | {Royal} Road | 22%
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