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Assyrian & Persian Empire Quiz
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Assyrian and Persian Empires
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What metal did the Assyrians use tomake their weapons, chariots, and tools strong?
Gold
Steel
Bronze
Iron
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What other empire did Assyriansbattle throughout much of ancient history for Mesopotamia
Sumerians
Egyptians
Babylonians
Persians
3
Who defeated King Darius at the Battleof Marathon?
The Babylonians
The Greeks
The Assyrians
The Egyptians
4
What were the divisions of the Persian Empire called?
Districts
Counties
Satrapas
Towns
5
What did Cyrus do for the Jewish peopleof Babylon?
starved them to death
demolished all their homes
made them worship many gods
allowed them to return to theirhomeland & build their temple
6
What was unique about the rule of thePersians under Cyrus the Great?
All of the Above
He moved peoples to new lands so theycould not rebel as easy
He allowed people to keep their localcustoms and religions
He forced all peoples to believe in hisreligion
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Who was the first king of the Assyriansto create an empire after Akkadian Empire fell apart?
Hammurabi
Shamshi-Adad
Ashurbanipal
Sergon II
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What ruler conquered the PersianEmpire?
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra VII
Alexander the Great
Sargon the Great
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Where was the center of the AssyrianEmpire?
NorthernMesopotamia
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
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What religion did the Persians follow?
Same as the Sumerians
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Greek Mythology
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What were the Assyrians most known for?
Their fearsome army and warriors
Their peaceful rule of land theyconquered
Their poetry
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Who was the king who first formed thePersian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Darius II
Darius I
Xerxes
