- 1. Which great Persian Empire was known for its vast territorial expanse?
A) Timurid Empire
B) Sassanian Empire
C) Parthian Empire
D) Achaemenid Empire
- 2. Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Xerxes
B) Alexander the Great
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Darius the Great
- 3. What famous text is attributed to Zoroastrianism?
A) Avesta
B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Qur'an
D) Tao Te Ching
- 4. Which ancient city was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Athens
B) Persepolis
C) Babylon
D) Thebes
- 5. Which Persian king famously extended the empire into Egypt?
A) Darius I
B) Xerxes
C) Cambyses II
D) Cyrus the Great
- 6. Who famously burned down the city of Persepolis?
A) Darius III
B) Cyrus the Great
C) Alexander the Great
D) Xerxes
- 7. Which Persian king was known for his attempt to conquer Greece?
A) Cambyses II
B) Xerxes
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Darius I
- 8. Which Persian monarch was known as 'The King of Kings'?
A) Darius I
B) Xerxes
C) Artaxerxes
D) Cyrus the Great
- 9. Who was the last ruler of the Achaemenid Empire before its fall to Alexander the Great?
A) Cambyses II
B) Darius III
C) Artaxerxes
D) Xerxes
- 10. What religion did the Persians practice during the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Zoroastrianism
B) Hinduism
C) Buddhism
D) Judaism
- 11. Which famous battle did the Achaemenid Empire lose to the Greeks?
A) Battle of Issus
B) Battle of Thermopylae
C) Battle of Marathon
D) Battle of Gaugamela
- 12. What was the official language of the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Arabic
D) Old Persian
- 13. What was the name of the famous Persian queen who influenced the governance of the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Nefertari
B) Atossa
C) Cleopatra
D) Hatshepsut
- 14. Who was the Greek historian known as the 'Father of History' and wrote about the Persian Empire?
A) Herodotus
B) Thucydides
C) Xenophon
D) Polybius
- 15. Which region did the Persians invade leading to the battle of Thermopylae?
A) Greece
B) Egypt
C) China
D) India
- 16. What was the title given to the governors of the provinces in the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Senators
B) Viziers
C) Consuls
D) Satraps
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