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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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1. Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the term 'Achaemenid' mean?

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

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

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

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

11. Where is the Behistun Inscription located?

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

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

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

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

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