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Answers

1. Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

Darius I
Xerxes I
Cyrus the Great
Cambyses II

2. Which important inscription provides detailed information about Darius I's achievements and genealogy?

Cyrus Cylinder
Behistun Inscription
Persepolis Fortification Tablets
Rosetta Stone

3. What was the title taken by Teispes, an early Achaemenid ruler?

King of Babylon
King of Anshan
King of Media
King of Lydia

4. Which Achaemenid king was responsible for the conquest of Egypt?

Cyrus the Great
Darius I
Xerxes I
Cambyses II

5. In what year did Cyrus II overthrow the Median Empire?

539 BC
525 BC
550 BC
530 BC

6. What does the term 'Achaemenid' mean?

Having a friend's mind
Ruler of the world
Descendant of kings
Keeper of peace

7. Which Greek historian is known for his extensive accounts of the Achaemenid Empire?

Thucydides
Herodotus
Plutarch
Polybius

8. What was the capital city founded by Darius I?

Susa
Ecbatana
Pasargadae
Persepolis

9. Which empire did Cyrus the Great conquer after overthrowing the Medes?

Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Egyptian Empire
Lydian Empire

10. Who was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire?

Artaxerxes I
Darius III
Xerxes II
Arses

11. Where is the Behistun Inscription located?

Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Greece

12. What is the Old Persian term for 'The Kingdom'?

Xšāça
Parsa
Parsua
Kshathra

13. Which Achaemenid king completed the construction of the Royal Road?

Cyrus the Great
Darius I
Xerxes I
Artaxerxes I

14. Which empire did Cyrus the Great conquer in 539 BC?

Median Empire
Egyptian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Lydian Empire

15. Which Achaemenid king introduced the use of trilingual inscriptions?

Cyrus the Great
Darius I
Xerxes I
Artaxerxes I

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