Statistics for The Persian Empire

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What Greek ruler conquered Persia in the 336 BC and ended the empire?	{Alexander} the Great	92%
Who founded the First Persian empire in the 500s BC?	{Cyrus} the Great	86%
What Mesopotamian capital or empire did that ruler conquer in 539 BC?	Babylon	85%
What modern-day country did that ruler invade in the 480s BC with an army reported to be 1 million strong?	Greece	85%
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%
What group of people did he free from captivity in that empire, and helped them rebuild their land?	Jews	81%
Who was that ruler's successor, appearing in the Bible under the name Ahasuerus?	{Xerxes} the Great	80%
What major modern-day country was invaded by Cambyses II in 525 BC?	Egypt	72%
What river separated Persian territory from India?	Indus	71%
The religion founded by the above was world's first to believe in one god. What word describes such religions now?	Monotheism	71%
What prophet founded the state religion of the Persian Empire?	Zoroaster	71%
At what battle did 300 Spartans, with Leonidas as their warrior king, die?	Battle of {Thermopylae}	68%
What was the capital of the Persian Empire?	Persepolis	64%
What dynasty was founded by the above, which ruled the First Persian Empire?	Achaemenid dynasty	61%
What name was given to that army's elite group of 10,000 soldiers?	The Immortals	52%
What title, "shahan shah" in Middle Persian, was used by the Persian kings?	King of Kings	45%
What empire did he revolt against for founding the Persian Empire?	Median Empire	40%
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	37%
What language became the lingua franca of the Persian Empire, following the conquest of Mesopotamia?	Old Aramaic	26%
What ancient highway connected the cities of Susa and Sardis to each other?	{Royal} Road	23%