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