Sec. 4 Quiz - Near Eastern Empires

Who had the largest empire before 550 B.C.?

• The Assyrians

• The Ninevites

• The Victorians

• The Druids

What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

• Principe

• Nineveh

• Athens

• Jordan

Which Assyrian Ruler conquered the Ten Tribes of Israel?

• Sauron

• Legolas the Swift

• Gandalf the Gray

• Sargon II

Which preacher went to Nineveh by God's command but first had an unfortunate run-in with a fish?

• Jonah

• Paul

• Elijah

• Elisha

What empire conquered and thus brought an end to the Assyrian empire?

• The Chaldeans/Babylonians

• The Egyptians

• The Greeks

• The Smithsonians

Who was the greatest ruler of Babylon?

• Cyrus the Great

• Shadrack

• Gomer

• Nebuchadnezzar

Who was the greatest ruler of the Persians and also allowed the Jews to return to their homeland?

• Cyrus the Great

• Ahasuerus

• Sennacherib

• Zoroaster

What were "satripies"?

• Persian chariots

• Babylonian robes

• Persian Provinces

• Assyrian boats

Zoroaster was a "holy man" who instituted a monotheistic religion.

• True

• False

Under which ruler did the Persian Empire achieve its peak?

• Artaxerxes

• Darius the Great

• Xerxes

• Zoraster