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Masters of the Ancient Persian Empire: a General level History quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!

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Question 1

Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire who united the Persian tribes and conquered Babylon?

A Xerxes I

B Cambyses II

C Darius the Great

D Cyrus the Great

Question 2

Which Persian king commissioned the construction of Persepolis as the ceremonial capital of the empire?

A Darius I

B Artaxerxes I

C Xerxes I

D Cyrus the Great

Question 3

Who was the Greek historian who recorded the life of Cyrus the Great in his work 'Cyropaedia'?

A Plutarch

B Xenophon

C Herodotus

D Thucydides

Question 4

Which Persian king expanded the empire into Egypt and was the son of Cyrus the Great?

A Xerxes II

B Darius II

C Bardiya

D Cambyses II

Question 5

Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela?

A Artaxerxes III

B Darius II

C Arses

D Darius III

📋 This quiz has 15 questions in total.